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Monday,
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OH, 'MY MISTAKE-- I THOUGHT YOU SAID FUDDLY MANOR!
March 17, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
THIS IS MUDDLY MANOR-- TEN ACRES-
ALL UNDER WATER!
Sarah
THERE IT IS
OH, BOY!
SO THAT'S MUDDLY MANOR!!
Simpla
17.
H. E. The
Governor
Broadcasts To Colony
the Government said:
Kathers Brazia ki, Bar,
1. & FIL DEáll viable reperved
real dificulty in obtaining as much tood as satisfied the peace-tims ap- petite, though of course one's cholen was greatly limited; nor was there any sign that the Authorities expect ed any drastic cutting-down of the ration scale.
PRESENTED
by the
A.D.C.
fur 15 the
at the.
on their way to work for the Instderfully little interference with our turce hours.
"ancient liberties" But it is not to be inferred from written and spoken word is concern. this apparent nonchalance that these fed. Actively subversive propaganda folk are heedless of what is around has them or that they do not realise that even
rightly been suppressed-for As for invasion of our Islands, I day may be their lot to-duy, or to-censorship meets the case.
what has happened to others yester-Quislings: for the rest a reasonable Britain Ecemy to have her Broadcasting from Government House last night, H.E.eral view, which is that if litier because they know that the havoc can only say that I share the gen-murrow. They are calm, but that is, tries It on without control of the about them is that he will make it and thereby till that vietory is won. They are, sea and the pir he will rue the at-victory; and they are ready to go part of the price of
hasten his ultimate collapse. temp. The universal hope at home to it" and to "go through with it
nx ន calen us they months previously, when they went were eighteen People's Fine Courage
to war with open eyes rather than topics to that of the British people utterly foreign to must of them, was
Let me pass on from these war-stand by while Poland,
a country Ienerally In thia time of trial.
enslaved by the wanton aggressor. There are many sound reasons for confidence in the ultimate success of
A fow weeks before my ship, at long last, sailed from England, His Majesty the King did me, as Governor of this Colony, the great honour of receiving me at Buckingham Palace.
The King listened with deep interest to what I had to tell him of Hongkong, and at the end bade me to take to you a message from him of good cheer and to assure you of his warm sympathy with us and his strong confidence in us. very gladly discharge that duty.
Was
All Doing Their Part
I have taken ray illustration of the
ringing in the cars of the world issue is concerned-that is to say the apt to give one a shock. Very like thousands of munition and
af
distortion
of
the
many and Italy. A completely sub- The Axis Contrast
the people with wita: obtains in Ger
Controst that attitude of trust in
Police force which does not scruple: jugmed Press; on nil-pervasive secret to set son against father and brother and the blood-bath: the ceaseless against brother; the internment crump concealment or In this short ink I mean to try country, a great number of buildings our arms but none, at any rate to
triith. to put into words some of the im--some of them of priceless histori-me, is more convincing than the re- British people's war-time attitude of alone Dictatordom can maintain its pressions which I gained during my cat and aesthetle value-have been action of the ordinary Briton to Hit-mind from the scenes that have been Seeing as they do the feet of ciny six months' stay in England.
Such are the safeguards by which covered a period of which we may don and many of our greater towns that meets the eye, as one goes along Piccadilly and its adjoining streets.
It destroyed; and in the City of Lon-Ier's bob-frightfulness. well be proud, for I began in July whole streets have been, blasted and a street in
The scene so aften before my eyes recently in on which those Colossi stand, the mory-acca 11s very existence. while the glorious heroism Dunquerque withdrawal
of the half-ruined; but so far as the main have dropped during the night, is as
or near which bombs What I have said of them might be
tree countries of the British Empire as truly said and winning it ended
of the hundreds of may well take heart, certain of vic- As the tale of General done is not
the war-the damage ya house Waveli's amazing victories in Libya when
vital factor. Indeed, pavements and roadway are littered night is spent in grave perit
or two is down; the workers whose every day and every
dock lury in the end. was unfolding itself.
one turns During those places and regards
from the bombed with glass-and glass is like blood, sore discomfort; of the Police, fire-well, perhaps, for much has happen- I have left myself no time to speak six months Britain, drawing upon whose buildings stand almost or en-blown-in windows and doors and the and women, whose staunch and fear months ago, and I have yet much
the vast areas a little makes
and of Hongkong affairs. her boundless moral reserve, after tirely unscathed one realises the general dis-array
a lot of mess: the men, nurses and civil defence mened since I went away nearly ten one of the greatest shocks which her effect of there raids in its true pro- rather appalling. atms hus ever borne,
In are,
effect, less sense of duty are altogether be-to learn. repaired her portion. Josses and Fenewed her strength is this destruction all loss, for we damaged shops or houses to watch-naine of a Nation
Nor, taking the long view, from fooking at the street with its day are earning for themselves the on
But if one turns yond praise. The British people to-mply able to realise, that Hong- until single-handed she could again shall repian and replace and rebuilding the people passing through it on when we think carry the war to her enemies. All better streels and
kong owes of Hernes; that I
I saw and heard during those buildings than
a very great deb and six months. five of which I passed enemy has destroyed.
more ellicler: their lawful occasions the first thing (to use the old fighting phrace) kled our many problems with
of how they have tude to General Norton. those which in London, resolved itself into con-
the that strikes one is how little, it at "made a come back from that dis-
a clear eye, n firm courage and a clusive proof of the British, will and
all. their faces refleel the diaminy or astrous though glorious "round" in One
sure hand. power to win this battle for human Here, Indred, lies our gravest pro-
about
which food-supply. would seem to justify.
their
surroundings Belgium and Northern France, well
1 rejoice to have the right of thanking him on your be- ilberty: and each stopping-place on blem and we shall not have the end
may we apply to them Browning's has give
haif for the return journey gave convincing of the war in sight until it has been may borrow
invaluable help that he It is not that they "register" I
description of his hero: evidence
> us and to wish him a of how the energies and solved.
a phrase frum But rest assured that 13s cinema-herole
quick the resources of our great Empire are Majesty's Government
complete recovery from being organised and concentrated to knows the right solution but also is that they look much as they would
resolve
his unlucky accident. grin only vengefulness: my point is, rather, that one end.
Grim and working steadily towards it. Bad in peace-time, untroubled and intent And that is
word
not
alarm
or.
"Who marched breast foremost; Never doubled clouds would break; Never dreamed though Right were
Wrong would triumph",
worsted
"Still waters run deep". The Bri
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But this I have been
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In the sorrows which war brings, that we be spared its actual horrors. Hongkong has her share: God send
• You are, of course, will aware of weeks will occur in the tale of Bri- on their own business. the general run of affairs in Great tish vessels sunk by the enemy; that not the less remarkable as one may gands of Europe are applying that No act of ours will put a match to Britain from the wireless news and is inevitable; but they will only come have been kept awake half the night proverb to the British people with that bonfire, but if the need be fore-
the written and Blustrated Press, so I will not waste time
The Bombing Raids.
counteri
ed upon us we shall not shirk the issue. And if come It must, war will
occasionally,
he fairly sure that Meanwhile
many of them going over measures are well in hand and are by anti-aircraft gunfire, or bomb ex-growing dianny in their hearts. ground well known to you, though 1
on a scale that can and will defeat plosions, or, perhaps, just the wax- will just touch on three of the principal war topics.
In the meantime there is some dan acroplanes,
That steadfastness of mind of the ger that exaggeration may lead to are
than which few sounds at home is one of the memories eich-blow. undue despondency in the matter. others, it may be,
more sleep-banishing:
points and able to give blow for In the first place, the bombing-and I am aware
can testify that when I left Englandturbed passers-by will have spent
many led on my mind by my stay in Eng- of these unper-
land. A second is thankful con- ruids. Undeniably, up and down the change since then-there was no crowded shelter
of, no material not 100
May I end on the personal note? comfortable
sclousness night in
of the deep trust which It is with thankful joy that I find that it can place in its citizens. For your affairs. His Majesty's Government knows myself back here and taking part in all that we are engaged in a life myself whole-heartedly to have your Once again I pledge and death struggle, during the first true interests at heart at all times: two years of which the enemy will once again I ask for your full. co- have held most of the high cards operation in whole-hearted service of except at sea-there has been won- our King and His Empire.
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