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BRITISH
ISLES
"Parties Like Cocktails"
STILL MAIN BLEND THEATRE OF WAR GUESTS
By
MAJOR FIELDING ELIOT
noted American military expert
TT becomes a
YOUR
Says Elsa
Running a party is like mix-
fact such as the amount of ton-1 nage laid up and undergoing re- pair. Neither Amorleans Bor Britons will flee from dangering a cocktail, says Elsa Max- which they can know and men-| well, the jolly hostess whose parties are famous in Europe us well as America.
sure.
If the American people are
To
little difficult (which is not to say that they
"There is something unusual, to see how any theatre may not niso make efforts in frankly told the exact dimen-
sions of the problem they are something charming in every of this war could be of other theatres of operations),
nsked to solve, they will solve [human being,”-she says.
"You greater interest than the
Hongkong Telegraph. Isles remains open.
Thursday, June 26, 1941. Wyndham St, Hongkong Telephone: 20015
THE_prefs "Special to the Telegraph"
Indicate which strictly copyright
Ordinance, Such news as bears the Indication “UpH to received in
the United Prex Assoriationa, who re-
Arrangement.
part
ON THE WRONG SIDE
A LITTLE more than a year ngo, France stood shoulder to shoulder with Britain in the wor
it.
*
water to a weary man..
*
themselves it means they are "If they don't talk about
not sufficiently at home."
Miss Maxwell has a cure for the guest who does not enter in- Let the workman in Cleve-hands him (or her) a book and to the spirit of a party. She
says: In-
I
"
it. They will not be appalled, have to find that something in British Isles and their American naval and air forces They are not quitters.
every guest and then blend what waters of approach and ac- are
you have. Only you must blend available in sufcient But now they are confused; a judiciously, cess, and how anyone could strength to go a long way to confusion which is deliberately "You should make your parties. fail to see that no matter ward making these German ef- added to and nursed by the com- personal. Get people to talk what happens in the Middle forts futile. While the United mon enemy and by our own de-about themselves. Everyone loves doing that whether they or Far East, the war will States Army and its land-based featists and Isolationists.
admit it or not. air force (we do not have separ- not be won by Germany un-
Full, clear, simply stated nte air establishments in the facts from London would be less Britain is overwhelmed; United States) are undergoing like a bracing dash of fresh cold and that Britain will not enormous expansion and will be overwhelmed while the not be ready for a major effort sea line between North this year, the United States America and the British Navy, with a very large and land be told of the sinking of
efficient naval aviation, is com- the aeroplane parts he has pletely ready for any responsi- boured for three months to "Take this to bed with you.' The fact is that, consider- bility which may be placed upon make. He will not despair nor You are not enjoying this party Ko on strike. He will be ex- and I'm not enjoying you. God ing this war as a struggle to
It is true that we have Japan ceedingly angry and will make night" preserve the free way of to consider in the Far East, but his anger felt in the best way
he can find-by making more "In most cases, they snap out life which has been our concerted measures amongst
Great Britain, Australia, New and better aeroplane parts, and of it and join in with the rest. thelset by the longkang Telegraph to heritage and of which the Zealand, the Netherlands, India by insisting that his Govern- If they don't, well just let them under are tens of the Telecommuni- English speaking race has and the United States could ment see that the second con- go."
How did aho learn to run par- Hongkong on the date of publication by been the principal architect front as to give pause to the
create so formidable a defensive signment is delivered.
For the moment the issue in tles? Well, you have to go back either wholly or in care without pealous for ages, the military situa- most reckless Japanese while this main theatre of the war to the time when Elsa was mix- permitting the United States hangs very largely on the time-ing with a young theatrical set tion becomes simple indeed Navy adequate freedom of ac- liness and effect with which in London-Noel Coward, Ben- when objectively studied, tion in the Atlantic.
American naval and air aid can rice Lille, Gertrude: Lawrence, be brought to bear on it.
and others, with this premise in mind. These, however, are military
considerations. In this, coun- The Iraq revolt appears, as I
They were invited to a recep Obviously, North Ameri-try, as in Britain, military af- suggested, to have received tion to meet Queen Mary. There ca becomes the arsenal and fairs must be subordinate to little real support among the she met Princess Beatrice, who civil authority, which in the last Iraqi population or from other took a great liking to her. Elsa for democracy against totali-Britain the fighting spear- analysis rests with the people. Moslem countries. The likeli had only 17 shillings and six- Then came the head; these roles are For an uncertain and divided hood of a widespread. Arab pence but she decided to ask people to make war is to court movement in favour of the Axis Princess Beatrice to her little catastrophe, the evacuation of geographically dictated disaster a fact of which the now seems remote.
flat. Dunkirk, the occupation of This is not to say that fate of France is the most re-
Reinforcements, cent example. Unity may come,
including "The theatrical folk came with Paris, and France passed under Americans should work and and with it united and effective convoy through the Mediter- us. I could not afford much--
continue to a blackout for twelve months. Britons fight; but that in action; but one thinks that this rancan,
reach just a few sandwiches, some While Petain was master, though one area the principal acti- of the present confusion, uncer- Libya becomes more questiona. the guests went for it in a big unity will come only when much Egypt, the Axis position in hard-boiled eggs and beer. But ..Harry Roy & His Bond, Allied cause, still he was careful vity must be production, in tainty, and doubt has been ble almost hourly. Spain has way.
cleared away; when clear, still to be kept in mind as possl-
"Princess Beatrice said: "This the other, fighting.
authoritative answers have bly "Hitler's next move," but not to injure it.
been given to the questions, from these distant scenes the is one of the loveliest parties I've Now, Franco is emerging fron
How great is the danger to Bri- eyes of the observer must turn ever known. You make things the-darkness, but,-unfortunately,
back to the battle of the Atlan-go with a swing!........ How imminent?Can Silvester Orch.
Germany has no secure America avert that danger by tic-the battle of transportation "I began wondering (..) is emerging on the wrong side. arsenal which cannot be fighting? and, above all, if we which must be won in order make others as happy as I made .......Harry Roy & His Band. For months the Germans tried
fight, what sort of world shall that the fruits of certain vic- the Princess. I gave another () .Robinson Cleaver Organ & to put Laval in the saddle and
reached by bombs." This we be fighting for? What sort tory in the battle of production party and I've been giving them P. Rossborough. Piano.
may be reaped.—(M.İ.) F1786-If Tears Could Bring You Back The Organ, Dance Band & Me. so bring about the collaboration grievous disadvantage to of victory shall be our goal?
Their attempt Germany is increased by the
* was a failure. But in Admiral fact that American produc- The answers to these ques Darlan they appear to have tive capacity, once it is tions must come, but they will
not all come at once. war require- all must come the answer to the found an instrument quite as geared to subservient as Laval and much ments, is far greater than first-How great is the danger more effective. As the London that of the. Continent of believe that British officials to Britain? Many Americans "Times" puts it: "There does Europe. Add to it Britain's ought to tell the American. not appear any, German demand, production, diminished people the exact truth about the "And the light goes on shin-¡. This rendering of the fami- shipping situation, for example, ing in the dark; it is not over-liar words of the Fourth Gospel though this may be, and not withholding any pertinent coine by the dark.". Germany seems certain to,
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he had no means of aiding the
they sought.
however humiliating, which the Vichy government, in its present mood can
or will refuse. In everything but name, Vichy is joined to the Axis.”
Horrible as it is to think of an old friend turned traitor, there
tain?
First of
ever since."
THE BIBLE BASIC
be outmatched in a war of GRIN AND BEAR IT machines
provided she
does not, before that time, overwhelm the advanced
1 no blinking the fact any fighting base, the island of longer. France, not because she Britain, on which our abi- wishes, but under the force of lity to injure her depends. circumstances and under per- verted leadership, is against us.
It is as simple as that.
Darlan and his satellites are
if Marshal Petain is still pro- But the fact which leaps testing, his protests are no instantly to the eye is the longer audible. It is Darlan imperative need for main- who is in the saddle, now, and taining communications be- showing more enthusiasm and tween the arsenal and the more enterprise in collaborating fighting base. If these can with Germany for the extinction be severed, the base must of France than they ever showed eventually find itself in seri- in collaberating with Britain forous straits, just as any out- the defence of French liberties. nost must do when its sup
Admiral Darlan has two sub-ply line is cut.
ordinates in Syrili, General Jean-Upon the severance of the Mario Bergeret, Vichy's air supply lines the Germans are directing their bent offorts. minister, and Genoral Dentz, commander of the French forces..
na.
Both are working in the German army. He is not only a tool of Interest. It is Dontz who is still Nazle, but a vain and stupid needlessly sacrificing life and property in Syria by trying to: lofy a victorous Anglo-de Gaulle
Vichy has in fact become vory early an all-out enemy.
DRESS
IN ENGLISH
,
By Hugh Redwood
("And the light shineth. In darkness; and the darkness com- prehended it not" John 1,.
translation of the Bible into Basic English....
By Lichty 5) is a fair sample of the new
------) 'don't think you vizualizo, mo, in?
The work is so far advanced that the Basic New Testament will be available for the, pub.ic presently. It is being published Jointly by the Cambridge Uni- versity Press and Messrs Evans Bros., Ltd.
"Far more than a publishing ovent," is the view which the syndics of the Cambridge Uni- veralty. Press take of its issué at the present time.
"HOMELY WORDS"
Basic English, produced by: Mr C. K. Ogden, of the Ortholo gical Instituto, is a simple form. of the language, restricted to a vocabulary of 850 words.
For the purpose of the Bible translation, however, 150 words have been added-50 of them special Bible words and the others listed as giving most holp in the reading of versé,
Two separate groups of ex-- perta have watched over the production of the New Testa ment, and the result, it le held, Is "a gospel almple, clear and, in homely words such as are used and understood by common men."
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