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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 28, 1940.
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CHURCHILL
ESCAPED FROM
GAOL
Goebbels Misses A Chance
For A Gibe
In all the vitriolic outbursts that Dr. Goebbels, chief Nazi- propagandist, has directed at Winston Churchill, one bitter blast that he could have used with some claim' to truth has been missing.
Goebbels has never called Churchill a goot-bird; yot the First Lord of the Admiralty spent his 25th birthday in à Boar prison,
WIN
VINSTON CHURCHILL'S escape from captivity with a handsome price on his head is perhaps the most colourful episode in his amaz- Ing career.
At a salary of £250 a month, Churchill was on his way to the South African war as correspon- dent for the Morning Post, when « British armoured reconnaissance train was derailed near Chieveley on November 15, 1899, and he was taken prisoner by the Boers, and interned in Pretoria's Stants Model School
The school was in the heart of the Boer territory, heavily guarded, and surrounded by a high fron Ience. After Churchill had been In custody for a month, he decided to escape.
With heavy odds against getting away, audacity was the one card he had to play. About 7 p.m. on December 12, 1800, whilst tite other Interners were, at dinner, Churchill chose a moment when the sentries' backs were turned, and scaled the wall, to drop into hiding among shrubbery. He had some chucolate, and £73 in his pockets.
After an hour's hiding, he skirted The house in the school grounds, and strolled carelessly, but with a thumping heart, into the streets of the Boer capital.
Leaving Pretoria without being challenged, he found the Delagua Bay railway, and boarded a may- ing goods train moving eastward.
Until dawn, Churchill journeyed towards the const among bags of coal dust, and then jumped out as the train slowed on an Incline.
HE hid all day in a thieket on the side.of.a.ravine.with a.. culture for company.
Ife ale the chocolate and us the and wandtering day got hotter patrols made it too risky to go down to a nearby stream, he suf- fered severely from Bilzni.
pick
That night he tried but falled to up another east-bound train. He was becoming too weak to walk after his month's internment, followed by lack of food,
He knew that in the district some long-reskleni Englishmen had been permitted to retain a neutral freedom to keep the coal mines working, and, seeing a house some To way from the railway line, he made towards it, gambling on it being the residence of n fellow countryman.
Churchill's (!mld knock on the door was answered by Mr. John
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Toward, manager of the Transvaal Collleries he only non-Boer for 20 miles.
Howard and his British com- panions concealed Churchill in the inue workings until December 10, when they hid him among some bales of wool being trucked to Delagoa Bay. He had food and water with him, and remained in the truck for three days while the train rumbled towards the const.
When arrived at Lourenço Marques, Churchill slipped out of the truck, went to the British con- sulate, and cought a boat-to Dur- bab the same evening.
He served as an officer of the South African Light Horse for the reinander of the war.
Three years passed before Chur- chil discovered the Identity of the Boer burgher who had taken him prisoner. It was Louis Botha, by this time Generat
Later, when Churchill was Un- der-Secretary of State for the Colantes, Bothn beeaine Prime
Minister of the Transvaal.
FUNNY SIDE UP
DEAN
MC NOODLE'S POLICE SCHOOLĮ
TAKE MY
COURSE- GET ON
THE FORCE!
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Yoksuldar
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THE arrows in the 1914 map show how far. the Germans advanced in the first month of the 1914-18 war. The arrows in the 1940 map show the direction taken by the Nazi armoured divisions which, employing the Banse modification of the Schlieffen plan, were able to crush France.
In the two maps you see how the Schlieffen Plan, which was the basis of the German in- vasion of Belgium and France in 1914, has been adapted for the Nazi invasion of the Nether- lands, Belgium and France in 1940.
The German 1940 plan was a repetition of 1914 but on the opposite flank aimed at draw- ing Allied forces into Belgium, weakening the
By Abner Dean
"Now repeat after me, 'So ya won't talk, sh?'
right, break it up!'
An
Be
RIGHT WRONG!
'All
and, 'Where's the fire?" ""
Air Raid
So
So
Can
Impersonal
7AR is a strange adven- shrieking out of nowhere, the burst
Wture
-more
terrifying
to read about than to experi- ence. You read of bombing raids, of roads being sprayed with machine-gun bullets, and you form, maybe, a nightmare picture of death striking from the skies, of wholesale devas- tation from which there is no escape.
But just as the nightmare ends with awakening, so can you pass through the blizzard of a barrage, a hail-storm of machine-gun and rifle fire, un- scathed, and-strangely-un- shaken,
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Not every bomb or shell has your "number" on it, as the Boldlers say; not every bullet Ands a billet.
One need not minimise the horror of modern war, but it may be some consolation to relatives of soldiers now in the firing line to realise that in- Jury or death is not an hourly menace., q? 1
Those photographs you see of. smiling, singing soldiers on their way to the front line are not posed... The soldier smiles and sings on his way to what may come, because it -la bia nature to do so; because dis- cipline and comradeship produce a common courage. The fear of showing cowardice is greater than the fear of the unknown.
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The baptism of Bre is a nasty thlag the first shell that; comes
and the splatter of debris: The fest bomb, with its terrifying whistle through the air; the first time under machine-gun tire when the bullets drone past like invisible bees and you see little spurts of carth spring up at your feet."
You are alive unhurt, you were you did not slightly sick, but pante,
I like many another, have been bombed, shelled, machine-gunned, passed; have gone over the top and walked through an enemy barrage; have crouched against the parapet while the area was "plastered," or when "whizz-bangs," egg-bombs or "conf-boxes" whistled and shrieked through the night, and I have sur-
vived.
The soldier learns to recognise by its note where a shell will fall, where a bomb will burst. If he is, not there, well and good. He adopta a philosophy of "Don't care," and translates it into char- neleristle British humour, “Where did that one po to?"..
He Invents familiar names for the worst of the enemy's artillery. In the last war be amused himself in the stillness of the night; when there was "nothing doing." by playing "om-fiddely-om-pom" with the enemy machine gunners.
"Om-liddely-din-pom," a a German machine-gun would stuiter. moment's silence, then a British.
A
gun would reply "pom-poment".
So, when you read of
or "Intense fighting in this war, think of the millions of combatants In the last war, the millions who survived
NEIL MACINTYRE
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PARIS
FR
1940
In Dostmund.
Boury
SWITZER LAND
French centro and then cutting through and And once sweeping in behind the Allies. again the contre thrust developed and reached In 1914 Von a major crisis round Le Cateau. Kluck, the German general commanding the right-wing army, wheeled inwards at this point, thinking that the French and British were al- ready defeated. In this abandonment of the Schlieffen Plan the Germans lost their main chance of a quick victory.
It is worth remembering, too, that in 1914: the Gormans advanced so rapidly that they out- ran their timetable and supplies were unable to keep pace with the advance. Mechanisation aided them in 1940.
SPAIN KEEP
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ON the winding banks of the lovely River Tagus
at Lisbon thousands of workmen toiled fever- ishly day and night. They are not building fort- resses, nor even air raid shelters, despite the Mediterranean tension in these days.
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First Encounter On Somaliland Border
LONDON, June 27. (Router).
-The first report of the Italian
ZBW, 355 metres (845 kic.) ano 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Relay of Programmė From Saigon
Broadcast by Z, B, W. on a Fre-
ase of tanks in the present battle quency of 845 kc's, and on Short around Abyssinia is contained in Wave from 1-2.16 pm, and 8-11 pm.
a report from British Head-on 0.52 m.c's per second. quarters.
A strong detachment of Italians, with tanks in support, was held up by small garrison on the border of British Somaliland.
The post was manned by a British offleer and a handful of African troops.
Withdrew Without Loss They held the enemy up for four hours and then withdrew without loss.
H. K. T
12.16 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 The Kentucky Minstrela, Flight of Ages (Devan), White Wings, conducted by Leslie Wood- Herbert Dawson at the
gate with Organ.
12.40 The New Mayfair Orchestra. Minuet (Boccherini, arr. Goehr), Madrigale (Simonet); A Vision of Spring, Intro: Spring Song; O that we two were maying: A Spring Morning; Come Lassics and Lads; Spring's Awaltoning; Now the day is over: Venetian Nights, Intro: Bar carollo in G Minor (Mendelssohn); Barcarolle ("Tales of Hofmann The Nairobi authorities continue to Offenbach); Carnival of Venice receive reports from Abyssinia and (Benedict); Milestones of Melody. Hallan Samniiland that the Africans Gil
They were completing, in time for the official opening, the Imperial Exhibition to celebrate the fact that this year it is exactly eight centuries since King Alfonso Henriques cut adrift from Spain and made Portugal a free and indepen- dent nation.
flan Social Robles.
leader
under
It is not bravado or blindness to for Suner was originally a Chris- danger which causes neutral Por- tugal publicly and elaborately to celebrate eight hundred years
few decades when she .except for
was temporarily under Spain again- -of complete liberty and indepen-
at a time when all over. Europe small neutrals are being elf- minated.
dence
It is just that Portugal firmly believes that Spain will not invade Portugal, even if she joins in the war, an eventuality regarded here as extremely improbable.
Austere Oliveira Salazar, who is his
Minister, is the. own Foreign least spectacular and the most ef Betent dictator in Europe, Nothing going on in Portugal escapes him, and very little of what goes on outside misses his notice.
Mobile Units
It is true that General Franco has a well-trained, experienced army, When the civil war ended he had probably in the neighbour-" hoad of 800 bombers and chasers in good condition. We do not know what happened to the German and Italian, mainly Italian, crews and who helped to By ground staffs these planes.
Some may still be there. Then there were at Icost 608 motor: hauled light and heavy modern German and Italian guns and muny hundreds of armoured cam and fight Flat and heavy Mercedes tanks.
And the tough Foreign Legion is sill there, as a spearhead against nny blitz-coup, with at least half a mililon soldiers to back it up. From the point of view of men and inf- tial army materials, Franco could certainly strike ́ ́ in any tion.
Left Wing Now High-pressure Nazi and Italian propaganda tells the Falange it must be radien). It must appeal for popular support.
That, in Spain, means inevitably But the going a long way Left. Carlists, Catholics and Monarch- Ists hold up their hands in horror. They say, "We sterificed evory- thing to save Spain from Com- tounism, and now we are asked to install almost the same thing under another label,"
General Francisco Franco, in the seclusion of his new home in E Pardo Palace, eight miles from Madrid, says nothing. It is not clear how he will bridge the gulf, for both sides think it is a life or death issue.
There are other things he must take into account. A quarter of million people are estimated to be In prisons and labour camps-not A very happy aspect of a united nation,
Public opinion in Spain might the not welcome a war against Allies despite all the efforts of the 200 propagandists reputedly employed by the German Embassy In Madrid
and the nation-wide
Nozi
chiof activities of Thomson, for Spain.
It seems, in fael, very unlikely altogether that Spain will stick out her neck in order to receive swift blows.
Italy's Bargain
Portugal sees as a tranquillising factor in the general eltuation the visit of the Duce'o OT, diree-
Bruno.
The navy is small but useful and has been ovorhauled under German guidance after being returned by The French after the Republicans hed surrendered.
But Franco would be immedi ately blockaded by England..
Wheat Scarce
He would have no possible means
or of getting further munitions
Franco's brother-in-law, Petrol. Bmon Serrano Suncr, Home Min- ister and political leader, told a Valencia audience frankly that Spain
was having to face, and remedy, a deficit of no less than one million tons of wheat in order to bridge the period from the last harvest to the next.
Then there is the internal situs- tion in Spain. Suner spoke freely about this too. Very briefly, what is. happening is a big tug-of-war within the Falange, Suner and his followers are probably listening closely to life advice of Germany's Madrid Ambassador, von Stahrer, which probably coincides closely enough with their own opinions,
Mussolini, who is paying a three-. day visit to negotiate final permis- sion for Italy to use the Sal Island of the Cape Verde Islands for the Italy-Brazil dying services, which It hoped will function soon. Bruno is discussing the matter with the Colonial Minliler, Machado,
New Indo-China Governor
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH?". TOKYO, June 28 (Domel)-It is understood that the French Ambas sader, M. Henry, has assured Japan that the appointment of Vico ·Ad- miral Decoux, the French Comman- der-in-Chief in the Far East, OH Governor General of French Indo- China will not affect the dosisions already reached by France and Japan regarding Indo-China.]
The Ambassador har confirmed the recall to France of General Catrous the Indo-China Governor General and his replacement by Vice-Admiral
Further south on the Italian Soma land-Kenya border, British ground patrols penetrated 20 iniles into Italian territory without meeting any opposition.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen- pressed Into military service are ther Report. deserting to our side.
Djibuti To Fight On
1.03 Dance Musto,
1.30 Reuter and Rugby fress, Adeu. June 27 (Router). The Weather Forecast and Announce- authorities at Djibuti intend to lightments. on, according to a reliable report | received here.
The Governor, M. Deschamps, is being strongly supported in his stand by General Legentil Homme, Com- manding the French Troops, who said le was "confident of his ability to cope with any situation."
Kiddies Off
To Canada
1.45 Mozart-Symphony Major (The "Prague"),
Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Erich Kleiber.
2.15 Close Down.
in D
Orchestra
6.00 A Programme of Dance Musto! 0.68 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions,
1
7.00 Relay of a Programme from Salgon,
7.15 The Orchestre Haymande. Delibes In Vienna (arr. Walter), Indian Mall-Descriptive (Lamothe), Glow Worm-Intermezzo(Paul-
Vienna (arr. Lincke),
Gounod in
| Walter).
7.30 London Relay--The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,
First 3,000 Due In Middle Of July
8.03 Leopold Stokowski and the OTTAWA, Júne 27 (Reuter). Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
Samson and Delilah-Bacchanale Mr. T. A. Crerar, Minister of Mines, has informed the House (Saint-Saens), Damnation of Faust-
(Berlioz, Op. 24);. Rakoczy March of Commons that the first 3,000 Cavolle (Mignon-Thomas), Song British children being sent to without Words (in A minor, Op. 40, Canada for the duration of the No, -Tchaikowsky).
at
war will arrive in mid-July.
Additional groups will arrive five-day intervals until July 25.
Mr. Crerar said the British Govern- ment had been unable, up to now, to
coming estimate the total number
8.20 Dohnanyi-Quartet in D Flat
Major, Op. 15.
Flonzaley Quartet,
8.45 Studio Plano Recital, by Harry Oro.
to
9.15 London Relay-News Sum- mary.
Canada, but he felt that it would 9.30 London Relay-""World At-
reach "very large dunensions."
with
9.45
cana
- Mascagni's “Cavalleria Rusti-
Earlier to-day, Mr. Crerar conferred fair"
provincial ministern to consider
Characters and Soloists in order of plans "for a greatly expanded move-
become necessary." ment should
appearance: Turiddu, a young soldier, For Any
Numbor Giovanni Broviario (Tenor), San- Ready Mr. Crerar said Canada, was pretuzzo, a village girl; Della Sanzio pared to receive any number of (Soprano), Lucia, mother of Turridu, Olga De Franco, (Contralto), Alfio, British children.
teamster, Piero Blasini (Baritone), The initial number the Dominion
Aldo, M. Pantaleoni had agreed to take was 10,000, but Lola, wife of
and Members of mber was not limited. In any (Mezzo-Soprano), the number
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, way.
He added that the Canadian Milan, Government was urging, through the Dominion High Commissioner in Loo-
11.00 Close Down...
doo, that Britain, should release funds LATEST POSITION
for refugees who could not support themselves in Canada,
A Dominion-wide organisation was established to supervise the distribu- tion of children which will be carried out by provincial welfare bureaux.
FOREIGN SHIPS MAY BE SEIZED
IN INDO-CHINA
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuter)The latest information from the Indo- China frontier shows that” Japanese troops, which started oparutions on
25 and advanced to Mingklang yes-
June 17, captured Lungchow on June,
tion between
and
They plan to sover all communitas kingen: Indo-China **:
Chung.
Cloxing
Annam Route SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH CHUNGKING, June 27 (UP)-
SPECIAL TO, THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, June 27 (UP). President Roosevelt to-day issued a proclamation empowering United States Customs collectors to solze foreign or domestic vessels in Unlied is unofficially announced that the Chinese Foreign Omes has received a States ports or the Canal Zone.
Unometally it is conceived that reply from the French authorities this may apply, to the French Liner regarding the closing of the Annam
Froute, Normandie.