NANCY
GIMORNIN','MISS ORCHID --- I
BRUNG YA
AN ·
APPLE?
OH, THANK YOU,
SLUGGO!
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH
By Ernie
Goodbye, Mr Chips
THE
JUST PUT IT WITH THE OTHER THINGS THE OTHER BOYS BROUGHT ME
January 10, 1940.
Bushmiller
CRICKET MATCH
"Chips" of Brookfield School, now 84, and retired
15 years, falls into a muse and recalls his first appear- ance at the school as an instructor. They had ragged him so much that the headmaster had come in, de- manding to know what was going on.
THE boys, shame-faced and appalled, retreated to their desks,
Chipping, bewildered, battered, breathless, stared at Dr. Weatherby.
He passed a trembling hand across his face.
"I'm sorry, sir," he said in a shaking voice. "I'm afraid
"His voice trailed off into silence.
Dr. Weatherly.
"But that means Colley!" said Shane, the moster who couched the team.
"He's our best man."
"Please, Mr. Shane," said Dr. his black, Chipping, if I may say so, you have Weatherby, leave this to me. Mr. spade-beard trembling with the scarcely chosen a very happy occa anger that consumed him, asion for the exercise of disciplinary dressed the pupils in a terrible measures.
voice.
"As a matter of fact, air, I hand
"It is 18 years ago this term 'entirely forgolten about the cricket since I had occasion to cane the match, and my attention was drawn entire Lower School. The to the fact by the class in such an young gentlemen of that day insolent manter, I thought it in- my deci came honestly by their punish advisable to go back on ment. I think I can say the ion."
"You observe the effect same for you. You will present i
my, study to-jentire school." yourselves at morrow afternoon, in alphabe
"Surely,
on the
"I do indeed, sir. It is most tical order, at intervals of three regrettable,"
at three
the circum- sir, 11 minutes, starting o'clock. I believe I can promise intances," suggested. Bingham, "you you I have lost none of my might exerele your personal au-
thority-" vigour."
met the The silence that
"Mir. Bingham, you forget that?
traditions of this school are Headmaster' words could be the
From the novel by JAMES HILTON Adapted from the M.-G.-M. Labbeus Mitchell film by
which will shortly be screened
in Hongkong.
felt. He looked briefly, almost inexorable. However basty and ill-Perhaps you don't want to be liked. expressionlessly, at the dis-advised be the judgment of one. of Perhaps you don't mind being hated my preceptors, he must at all costs traught new master.
be supported by myself."
"I think, Mr. Chipping, you had better come to see me-after Prayers."
"Y-yes, sir," said Chipping.
THE
Chipping stood, white-faced, his "I-er-thank you sir," said Chip-hands gripping the side of his ping feebly.
desk, giving no sign that he had gentle- even heard Morgan's outburst. "We need not assume,
"You may hand in your papera."" words, men, that the game is last before Headmaster's uttered to Chipping at the it is played. In any event, I do lie paused, and then as though not consider a victory in the play-forcing himself to make the effort. close of their interview long ring field worthy the sacrifice of aspid: "I should like to tell you that
principle."
when I imposed your detention this mained in the new master's!
THE long win-afternoon I had forgotten our game memory, for there was real emo-]
dow
Chip with Sedbury, but the manner ir even, in tion, perturbation
ping's classroom which you drew this to my atten Weatherby's voice: "Our pro-
were open and the tion left me no alternative but the fession is not an easy one, Mr.
boys, sullen looks course I followed. I would like you Chipping. It calls for some-
bent от their to know, too, that my judgment fr a University
tasks, heard the first place was-hasty and ill thing more than
business Is to degree. Our
that no one regret mould men. It demanda churne-plouse and shouts from the cricket vised, and
field.
more than Dr. Weatherby the fac ter and courage.
"School! School! Well played.that my authority had to be up You must understari That caning of a whole class Schooll" came the cry of their ex-held.
If it I have lost your friend did not endear Chipping to the cited mates watching the game,
Amid resounding applause from ship, I have little left that I valu pupils, although they were aware
The allence continued' that their own outrageous rag-the onlookers came sudden cries) and I say this from the bottom e
new master had distinguishable in the classroom. heart." ging of the brought it upon themselves. It "What a swipe" "Good old Wiggs!" "Has anyone anything to say?" was bat n few weeks later that "Run, sir, -run!" another incident occurred which further estranged the boys and the new master,
Several of the pupils aprang to their feet, among them Colley.. window:i One went to the open others quickly followed. They stared Dr. Weatherby was address-out at the game. and gesticulated ing the boys in the big dining wildly. hall:
"It's Wigge!"
"Only six to win!" cried another "Before we leave, I want to wish our Cricket-Eleven the best pup, "Go 6, run it out!" he of luck against Scdbury this yelled to the distant player. afternoon. We have now won
"No! No! Get back, you ass!" the match three years in succes-ahouted another boy at the win-
dow sion. This year Sedbury claims
of
that.
No one spoke.
"You may go,"
A dend voice.
said Chipping in
"Mr. Chipping, do you remember ma? Hargreaves.”
"Of course I remember you. But you've grown, you know?"
"Remember the first day we met. in the train and I nearly drowned you in my tears?"
CHIPPING, despite his good intention, his carnost desire to be the friend of his pupils, had got "It was my frat term us well off on the wrong If you hadn't started first, I should foot. He was probably the most have done the crying myself." disliked of all the masters, not only "I heard a few years ago you for that, his first year at Brookfield, were leaving Brookfield." but for the nineteen years that followed. Dr. Weatherby died in 1888 and his bust now stood with that of the other headmasters about the Quadrangle.
"
"Yes-er-I was going to leave. It just didn't happen, though.. Perhaps I shouldn't mention it, but rather expect to be Housemaster hero next term. Woodward is leav-
The boys were going home for ing." the summer holidays. A young-That's splendid.---Congratula ster, running past Chipping, going tions. Well, I suppose I'm keeping down the school. steps, stopped to you from packing. Goodbye, Mr. null 110 hla stockings. Chipping Chipping."
Even Hargreaves, after 19 years, placed a hand on the boy's shoulder. 1
"Have П
Mat seemed in haste to leave him," good holiday, thews.
thought Chipping, as he murmured: "Thanks awfully," and the boy "Goodbye. Glad to have seen you." ill at ease. Looking about he spied a fellow, shouted: "Hi, Johnson, walt for me," and was off at a ram.|
That was the way all of the boys felt about Chipping. Would he ever be able to change their attitude? A man fell in step at his side.
TO-MORROW
Escape"
107 IN FIRST LIST TO WAR OFFICE
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN men now serving
A Look Through with the B.E.F. as warrant officers, non-commissioned The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1800,* During the Inst two years the Italian
and Lives and 000 by 10,000 me,
200 fold guns and 0,000 cavalry. Never was the army so numerous.or power-j
attempt to
His cry was repeated by others, to be sending us the finest team There followed a sharp crash that over came out of a very wickets, with the shouting of many fully organised as at present, under the
keep up with Germany' fine school. Well, we shall give distant voices: "How's that?"
"Out!" The voice of the umpiretary policy. them a hearty welcome. We shall give them a big tea, but I came to them clear and sharp ko venturo to predict we will not the crack of a whip The boye at the window turned to face the class. give them tho Cup."
25 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1915. "All fortune-tellers have beon bunlab- "We've lost muttered one of ed from Paria and Berlin, their pro- ... INSTEAD of
them. They returned slowly to goalications having caused undive the expected ap plause, the hun- their scala. One of them, Morgan, elation or depression," says a Home dreds of boys sat spoke over his shoulder to Colley.
Tough luck, Colley."
in
swang
paper.
10 YEARS AGO silonce, ove"Morgen!" came the low voice
Jan. 10, 1930, obstinately fixed
„That the British delegation at the upon their plates of Chipping."
MORGAN Nayat Conference, with the full consent to of the Admiralty, will make proposals about
Involving a reduction of British cruiser face the master, strength, from seventy vessels to Ofty,
•hla feature was disclosed by Mr. A. V, Alexander,
To the First Lord of the Admiralty. twitching. Bpoliu rapidly
5 YEARS AGO most in oberent
Dr. Weatherby was astonishind. "What does this allenca mean?" he naked of the master grouped around: his table. "Something has, hap- poned! What la' it?"
"Well, air, it's really no business
of mine began the
mentor he
al-
All
officers or privates have had their names sent from G.H.Q. to the War Office with the recommendation that they should be considered for immediate promotion to commissioned rank,
This is the first such list. More names will follow shortly.
Recommendations have been sent to London by request of the War Office.
The 107 men who are to be the first soldiers promoted in the fleld in tha way have been specially selected by their commanding officers as men of
of scrvice or
exceptional long experience, Ex-odicers serving in the ranks and reservists are included. MISS TRAINING UNITS
will receive "emergency": They commissions. They will not have to graduate through an officers' cadet Training unit in the United Kingdom.
Each
man will, if the application is approved by Whitehall, receive notinention that he has obtained a commission and will then be told to what unti in Franco. he has.been ap-} pointed.
a
Darn It, Boys, Hero's
Your Chance
Boys should be initiated into the mysteries of knitting, dar- ning. Dalching and sewing on buttons, suggests the Board of Education in a memorandum to local authorities.
Provision and maintenance of clothing for the evacuated clll- dren is one of the urgent, pro- blems now facing the Board.
·It suggests, therefore,' that as much time as possible in the school time-table should be de- voled to needlework subjects,
Jam:16, 1bân.
Although each man hus been addresed, but Chipping Interrupted. right, shil Seabury's beaten us. Hollywood's model marfare har best specially chosen by merit, he has to
shipwrecked. Mary Pickford-to- **I think perhaps, six, 1 can ex- We've lost the cun! It's not. Just day wanted an interlocutory decree of make an individunt application for a to accept the responsibilities of com- plain. I'm keeping my class in this us--L's the whole school. We now divares from Douglas Fairbanks after a commissions. afternoon."
you don't care how the follows feall- three-minute hearing se
His officer asks him if he is willing an Army form to fill in.
missioned renk and then gives hird
Here's Luck!
EWO
BEER
Two Celts Who Would Not Fight For The Saxons
TWO WELSH NATIONALISTS declared before- tribunals for conscientious objectors recently that they could not fight on behalf of England.
One who appeared at Southwark asked that his claim should be transferred to the North Wales tribunal at Caernarvon. This was refused.
It was at Caernarvon that the application was heard. He was tionally as an objector.
At Sauthwark, John G. Brooks, aged 3 of Warren Farm, Holton (Oxfordshire), who said he had now changed his name to Laganna, con- tended that the cause of Celtic inde pendence was His sole allegiance.
other. Welshman's registered uncondi-
AND 1,900
Therefore, he objected to Bghting CAME BACK
for England
"My Own People" Becok, articled to a Welsh solicitor in Anglecy, said his mother was a Celt and he was a Welsh Nationalist. "It is not right for the Saxons, of English, lo tell me what I am to do." he said.
"I acknowledge no right to anyone except my own people to decide whether I should or should not fight in a war
Judge Davis (the chairman), whe served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers in the lat war): If Celtic peoples bind their independence, decided to take part in this war, and ordered you to take part in it as a soldier, you would have no objection ?- should have no objection at all if the Celtic people were free agents. But I doubt it any Celtic nation, if fre:. would take part in this war.
Will Face Prison
Lagonia went on; "If it means I have to go to prison, I shall have to gravest go; but I think it is the responsibility to send anyone to
prison when they are developing their minds.
In the first few days of the war nearly 2,000 pri- in British gaola were set free.
soners
They were men who had three months för less "to serve... Some of them had only been sent to prison in the week before the war.
Their release was ordered primarily to case the strain on accommodation in pri- outside the danger arcas to which · long-term men were being taken.
Bons
According to the Criminal Récord Office of Scotland Yard, 1,900, or 95 per cent.. of the men who had been re- leased were back in prisort or awalling trial for new offences.
that his work as clerk at the Royal
"Inthe war because I think it is Arsenal Co-operative Society linked sane to live for anything and not to him with the war organisation by elping to supply food to munition workers.
It is my contention that England
to
is largely responsible for this war.
He replied: "The only way: "If you went to South Wales you keep really clear of the war is to could see the terrible misery that has Seen brought upon the people there" commit suicide, but if I give up my life 1 shall be able to help in Regarding the case as u difficult actaleving my object of universal
one, the Tribunal considered it in peace." private and eventually decided to idjourn it for Lavonna to call further witnesses, if he desired.
Pacifist Policy
At Carnarvon Harry Grimih, 20-yr-old clerk ot Lite Welsh Nationalt headquarters, said he was convinced that he could not take part in any of England's wara
It was the declared policy of the party not to fight, even to goin Wales's freedom.
Welsh
The chairman (Judge Slr T Arturnus Jones): You know that the Act ders not recognize nationalist clairns ?
Grifth replied that he also object ed on Christian grounds.
Spoke Of Suicide Two men facing other tribunals spoke of suicide.
Ron William Wayne, of Max well Road, Welling (Kent), was told
HONGKONG REFUGEES
Slight Increase In Local Camps
worked
in
Zie was registered as a conscientious
provided ha objector agriculture or forestry,
A Atter of optical Instruments at Chatham Dockyard, Richard Percival Matanie (20), of Southill Road, Chatham, said he had tried to gci other work without success.
Incompatible
"I have decided," he declared "that God and war are incompatible, and as soon as possible. I want to sever iny connection with the War -machine."
Sir Reginald Kennedy Cox (meme ber of the Tribunal): Are you going to stay in the dockyard
Matanie: Unions can get another
Jab.
Sir Reginald: Even though God and war are incompatible?
Matanie: The only way a men can be an absolute pacifist in Beltain is to commit suicide.
provided ho
He was registered engaged in engineering work.
HOW TO
SHORTEN
CONVALESCENCE
10
A
long convalescence
is
The numbers of refugees and desedious and tiring to both titutes accommodated in Governmen camps in urban and rural areas att
doctor and patient. After many operations and Illnesses, diges- ̈ given.officially as follows:
tion is affected and impaired, yet it is necessary to eat well regain your strength quickly. The trouble is that the very thought of food is often repul- sive. Doctors have found that Horlicks is generally liked by the patient and that it is very quickly digested, and absorbed. Horlicks ¦ quickly; pours strength and vigour into your exhausted body, Your com vatescence - shortened. Boon you feel full of illo again... Keepi Morijekes ülbays ready at home
In urban areas elvillans-Kln«! Pork 1333 for the week ending Jan- uary 6, an compared with 1.338.0 December 30; Matauchung 1.130, compared with 1.087 and North Pols, 1,130, compared with 1,443, vg, B In urban areas soldiers-In Mos pital 12 on January 6, as compare with 13 on December 30, Arpy Street 710. a compared with 641 while on December 177
30, were ne- comodaled In Matouchunk.
Rurslarens,--At Kam -Tin 1:017 er January 6, as'compared with 1.673 on December 30, San Uk Ling 000, or compared with 817 and Gils
1343, DE Comcared withi, 345ling
The grand total on January. 7.495, compared with 7.432.4 er December 10, showing an increase-of- 03.
*NEW.