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By Charles Watney, Our London Correspondent CURRENT
WE CAN STAND
UP
TO
IT
"For Our Airmen: Thou Who
has given us to ride upon the wings prayers of all Thy children who favour, we beseech Thee, upon call upon Thee, look with Thy those who defend Thy people from the skies; grant them success in their endeavours; guard and protect. them in all such dangers da may aflict them; and bring them back
of the wind, and Who hearest the
The Germans are now supplications-I quote them because throwing what they evi- ther do reflect our views: dently regard as their last card on to the table of the War. Beginning with revenge for our bombing of Berlin on September 6, we had on the following day the safety to the land they love, and heaviest enemy air raid attack hitherto. We were honoured by its concentration solely on London-the rest of the country was unmolested.
There were at least 500 enemy machines engaged. The German High Command had publicly announced that the bombing would be indis- criminate and it mostly was, It started about 4.50 I had just been to a cinema at Victoria and at the very end of the matn
COMMENT
SPAIN has not yot signised her inz tention of joining, this unholy: ulk- anen though-there have been reversi indication that she would r
In these days when neutrole have to look ahead and forecast the winner before lining up Spain probably is waiting for more tangible proof of the Axis powers' ability to gain a Invourable decision, Hitler's-con- fessed falilure to invade England is "Now is the historie hour when deterrent, the attitude of the United for the first time the German Air States and South America is another, Force has struck at the heart of the Impoverished condition of Spain the enemy. After all the British Itself also holds her back and, it is provocatory attacks on Berlin, the possible that the Pope, if he had the Fuirer decided to order reprizal reported conversation with Suner blows against London. I personally informed Franco through him, that or German nirmen, who for would not be bestowed upon the assumed command of there is the papal blessing in this occasion
the first time have attacked Lot-Spanish government and its troops. don in broad daylight,
accompanied
by brave fighter comrades, They Bombing Of Kunming will continue to carry their order. to full execution. those who hold them dear; through
No wonder both the Air Ministry Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the Ministry of Home Security
officially
remark "Bombing Wax Amen."
"Thanksgiving for the Protection the attack appeared
widespread and in the latter part of to be indis- criminate,"
and Work of Our Airmen:
thanks to Thee,
mighty God, for the courage and self-sacrifice with which Thou ha
those who fight in the air those
Nine-hour attack
For almost eight to nine hours we for our protection, as also for the care which Thou hast abundantly heard guns sounding and bombs sharon them. We make humble dropping by overhead planes which neknowledgment to Thee. again seemed to keep wheeling away
Heavenly Father, for such a med- and then returning. The very resi
sure of security as Thou has grant- dential district in which I live seem- ed to us Thy servants, beseeching ed again to be the special object of Thee to continue these Thy mercies enemy visitation which was trying. towards them, us, and all Thy so we believe, to attack various ob faithful people, until this tyranny Jectives-apparently without much be overpast. This we beg in the result.
name and mediation of Jesus Christ When the history of this particular
Thy Son our Lord. Amen."
Hongkong Telegraph. picture the Manager came on the Civilian casualties
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1940,
Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 26615
THE prea "Special to the Telegraph ls used by the "Stongkong Telegraph" lo Indicate news which is kirletly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommun Wal- cations Ordinance, 1814. Buch news bears the Ladicalion "Up" in received in Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re-
rald comes to be published in full you will be able to read and appre clate some of the fatuous incidents of destruction which have occurred--
ich
THE bombing of Kunming is the first fruits of the Japanese decupa- tion of the air bases in Indo-China. What earthly or military purpose. such attacks achieve is beyond the average man's comprehension. This. has been going on now for more than three years and if it has proved ony- thing it has shown that the spirit of China cannot be crushed. by such
means.
The C.M.S. hospital was destroyed. according to the wireless broadcast, but this fortunately is not true. Miss. Tindall's house which is on the edge completely of the compound was demolished, but fortunately no one was killed or hurt...
ure
Unlike' Chungking, Kuntning is not provided with air raid shelters for the whole population. There scarcely any, so the people have to scatter over the country side. Yun- nun cannot be conquered by bombing. occupied by planes, nor can it be troops for the steep and difficult stage and announced, as is usual,
hospitals, any number at them; ascent from Indo-China makes such Of course the casualties on the oc-
an attempt impossible. Most of the the existence of an air raid
casion of this air-raid are high-they museums and places of general en- warning. Nobody then left, so
und the line itself even if it were far as I could beo, nor did I until and von as approximately 400 killed tertainment, public houses, air raid railway bridges have been destroyed
1,300 to 1,400 seriously wounded, shelters in very poor districts which
to about ten minutes later when the but if we compare these figures with possess no military significance at all; open would be quite Inadequate to
large enough the death-roll in any battle of the and in particular thottaands of small transport an army
working-class houses. News had finished.
In time seize the city much less the province, As we emerged dogfights seemed last war such as Loos (70,000) you wor to be in progress everywhere, and will see how insignificant they are. hope to be able to give some details but such an advance would be con-
The tragedy is
cally myself, but of course these are im-tested step by step. The hope that practically that
General Lung would align himself guns were going heavily though you
Is severe. Services do not come under attack in
I would not, however, like to ab- been doomed to fallure. General these air-raids, and industrial was strain from reproducing the follow Lung has the support of the Govern kers arc
not largely affected since London is not a heavy manufac- ing which appears in the Daily Mail, ment troops from Chungking and is area. The authorities, while but which, in substance, is common determined to hold the province an part of China and not as part of the is to all papers: the dumogo
*"Every section of London's clull Japanese controlled areas. defence came through their first Big War Problem big test under constant bombard- ment with "magnificant courage
could, not see from where they were everyone is a civilian, The Fighting Perfect at present and the Censer with. Wang Ching-wel. has all along
firing. These combats were all pro- serve all tights and forbid repabileation, bably about five to ten miles away
appearances deceptive.
ore
either wholly or in part without previous Arrangement
AUTHORITY AND FREEDOM
"hero were any number of planes numitting -
In the sky and visible to keen eye- | sight, though unless your eyes were
good
you could not detect or dis- severe, do not regard it as in any tinguish planes since at 15,000 to way serious in relation to the back- 20,000 feet, picked up in the setting ground of the war on a whole. In zun against a dead blue cloudless sky other words, we're not falling to see a plane is merely a tiny plece of the forest because of the trees.
The roid was in short a complete. silver.
Then for the moment
served you have true democracy. Fires followed raid
of the
A
IT is generally recognised that and devotion to duty." This tribute scientists and economists must play was paid to them by an officiel of an important part, in modern, ware the Ministry of Home Security on It was a Jew named Haber who en September 8.
abled Germany to carry on the last mérethe bearing of A.R.P. workers war for another two-years" after was beyond praise" he said. "They
with never a thought of deserted
her
of natural nitrate had been died or fell wounded at their posts exhausted. It was he who fixed the
their duty, The AFS. acquitted themselves with particular heroism.
GE
of
ol
the air and supplied the element for explosives. Hiller came into power Haber Women of the various civil defence went to Switzerland where he died sections
remained
ined steady,
ustal a broken heart. There are problems THEI
acceptance of the tasks al- to be solved to-day as in the last war: lotted to them in the face of great first of all the answer to night bomb- danger was an inspiration.
ing must be found. That is work for ***While German raiders droned the physicist
and mathematician. overhead all civil defence workers There is the question of the food
was Sir went efficiently about their
It was jobs, supply,
Gowland Hopkins Men and women wardens patrolled who discovered vitamins and that their sector, cand
though some fell knowledge is being applied to-day, through enemy action, communi- -for vitamin B-is-now-put into while. cations which meant the safety of four before it is sold. Scientists in their
charges were.
the Penguin Book "Selence and the were always main- tained, Casualties were promptly War tell us that Britain could supply replaced by their comrades from her own food, it only the latest
districts. adjoining
in the
STEAL
scientific knowledge was used by the army of the AFS. there was a farmers. large proportion of unpaid part- time
workers.
In such a time as this, men I cannot too often be reminded that democracy is endangered on two fronts-on the external
The streets were empty: of pedes- failure, not because the enemy planes front where an avowed enemy is tears but full of sightseers peering did not reach their destination and attacking, and on an internal upwards from "houses. The buses did not kill and destroy, but because were still running but clearly un- they failed in any way to affect the front where authority may cer
temper and determination certain.
As we walked across Eaton Square people, even those who suffered exceed its functions and turb tyrant. There are reported into Sloane Square, the dogfights come most,
In fort every onslaught of the kind much nearer. Then for the first time Great Britain certain incidents we heard a screaming bomb-and only stiffens popular resentment, and which happily were recognized saw beavy smudges in the sky, ap- the Government will go from strength in their true light and quickly Parently collapsing barrage balloons, to strength on this wave of feeling.
attack. the
Indeed the events of the past week dealt with, but which serve to seemed to intensity-one man near give us every reason for satisfaction. me counted 20 plones of all sorts, The air attacks hove not interfered show how necessary it is to pre- while puffs of exploding shells were at all with the life of the country, industrial, social or even serve a right balance between increased. But then the battle died either
away in intensity after about an i libarty and authority.
-hour. The All-Clear sounded and usement, There is no pante in
"any industrial-centre -One-French...... When that balance is pre- we imagined peace was restored.
woman said a few days ago when naked for a description of the people in wartime: "They are tougn." but when weighted on the one
housewife echoed the word; "Tough? side it becomes anarchy, on But it wasn't. Vast fires had, it I'll say we're lough. "We don't mind the other Fascism or Nazism. seems, been started in the Docks him,"
Aroa and as you looked across Lon- So much for the night of Septem- In
The Germans must be heavily their origin these two
don from West to East, or North to ber 7. We had a very quiet Sunday
Many of these handicapped in their investigations, and then
men—tari-drivers, everything started again on excesses are not always easily North-east and South-east you could
booking-ofice clerks, telephone operators, barmen for science as it was understood In distinguishable.
see the sky a red glow, but not so Sunday night, beginning just after Arbitrary ac
were still smouldering as a guide to were back at work on Sunday) Europe before, the Nazis came into
hours of tion on the part of those in much smoke as one might have ex- dinner. The fires of Saturday, night
pected.
intensive firepower has ceased to exist, but apart from the many of their leading work- fighting." Then as night began to fall-5.45 enemy attackers,
with their be the con- authority may
We expect these attacks will go on. Imagination
ers are alding" *****estive. powers
and sequence of some outburst of the air rald warning started dropped not merely again on the
again, and so did the bombing-1 Docks Area, which was again lit up probably for a month, with varying stimulated by the desire to see the by a gigantic blaze, but anywhere Intensity, of course, due to the
end of
the Nazi tyranny.. But the popular feeling or misplaced lasted for nearly hours.
Tons of explosives were unloaded and everywhere thus showing the weather. Daylight raids by Germans
true rescu
research worker is no philan zeal.
on the Docks area and the East End, purely indiscriminate nature of the will probably disappear. They have thropist or a partisan. He pursued When people in Great Britain with the result that fres were in- onslaught. Indeed Goering, broad- been hammered so unmercifully in
his searches His saw the disasters suffered in tensified so that the German raiders casting from Northern France, de- making them that they had an easy task in identifying every clared on September 7: Norway, the Netherlands, and point of interest, since it was vir France through the action of tually as light at night as in the
daytime. According to Gooring 1,000 FUNNY SIDE UP enemy aliens and fifth column- tons of explosive bombs were dropp- fats there was a general demanded.
In the south-west district where 1 for the internment of all persons live apparently one enemy bomber who might be a source of seemed to wander round and round danger. The military authori- all the night, once coming so low that tles pressed the case for prevenit sounded as if it only skimmed the tive measures, with the result tops of the houses. It dropped bombs such stupid occasionally, but that large numbers of German places, that one could only Imagine men who were exiles friendly to that it was discharging its corgo
anyhow. Great Britain were peremp As a result various houses near me torily subjected to internment. vere burned or bombed, and a few Happily there was an immediate people killed. It might have been reaction of public opinion; very much worse.
Most of us had a rather disturbed Parliament and press took the matter up, and Sir John Ander-night and took either to the base ments of our houses or to shelters, son, the Home Secretary, agreed and some therefore slept late on to reform the procedure. Sunday and perhaps did not there- A similar case of undue fore turn up for the early Day of severity arose from observation Prayer services, of which let me ap pend two typical Church of England
of the harm that had been done
wero
in
by defeatist talk in France. necessary it is that democracy
Certain overzealous Ministers in should be ceaselessly vigilant Britain issued a regulation to against the appearance within of prevent the spreading of gloom the enemy that it is and despondency, an unneces without. This war is not only sary measure which marely led against Adolf Hitler and the to a few foolish and frivolous Nazis, but those forces inherent convictions. Mr. Winston in human nature for which they Churchill, the Prime Minister, stand. The appetite for an humorously rebuked the authora, excess of authority is not of these well-meant endeavours, fined to Germany, or
Instructed the Home Becre. Russia, but tends to to review the
and bomis? were
rather frightened.
Dre now
soldly
and critically. the theory produces Imagination and his experiments and obstrvo- tions show whether it is valid or not.. Germany before the Nazis came
By Abner Dean into power had a fine body of selen-
tists Her educational system was highly organised, her teachers com- manded respect, her university pro- stood fessors were honoured and high in the social order. Fortunate- ly for us Hitler altered all that. The chief qualiBeation for tonching in any institution noty is loyally to the party. "If the teachers will not become the leaders of (Her) youth," he said, "then the leaders of youth will become the teachers" and so the standards have declined.
In 1938 I remember discussing with a Dr. Wilhelm in Germany, the serious decline in the Intellectual standards of German education which was common knowledge owing to the oxcessive emphasis that was being put upon physical training and war activities, He waited till I had finished the indictment and then sald quite quietly: "But we are taking your public school as our new model in that respect."SHES
In England we have only in recent years realised that high, intelligence realdesin, no particular social group: and have organised our educational system accordinglysen The effect of such reorganisation has hardly ret beep folt Still in spite of Eng land's refusal to take education seri ously in the past, there has
an enthusiastic gro amateurs who
ber
putation and,
They are
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