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To Keep U.S. Out of War Is
HITLER'S FIRST OBJECT
By Major George Fielding Eliot
noted American military expert.
Some notes on the grand tive is, as always, his guiding-
He cannot strategy of this war as it star.
begin his appears to be developing peace offensive, for obvious po- litical and psychological reasons, may be of value at this until he has gained at least the time.
appearance of victory over Rus- Grand strategy. embraces sin, and he does not have that yet, may not be able to get it. not only military, but poli- Even if he does get it, his peace tical factors. Probably the offensive may fall; the Ameri- main effort of German can people may be brighter than grand strategy at this mo- he hopes they are. Against ment is directed toward these contingencies he must
provide in military ways. keeping the United States Here his pressure on France from becoming an active is also of value to him. It has participant in the war. This already gained his Asiatic part- Hitler must fear more than ner. Japan, A foothold any other development. It French Indo-China. has a direct bearing on his This is a strategic_advantage which will be of value just as course of action in Russia, long as superior naval power, for he may well have cal- backed by the will to use it, la culated that many Ameri- not present to oppose Japan.in cans would be willing to ally the South China Sea. Should themselves with Great Bri- such power be gathered there, FUNG KONG UN.-On Sunday Sep-tain might recoil from aid- Japan must fight and be benten, or yield. The power exists in the British and American fleets, tember 14, 1041, at No. 64 ing Communism. Bonham Road, Hongkong, Fung Kong-Un' (owner of Fung Tang), nged 80 years. Funeral will take place on Wednesday, Sep- tember 17 and last respects will be paid at the Farewell Pavilion,
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Confusion
in
Therefore distraction is neces- sary.
French Fleet
Unfortunately for Hitler, his
Likewise, his pressure on Finland to join him had not only a military but a politi- cal aspect; American sym- pathy with Finland was to own navy has been pretty well be mobilised on his side, and used up; he has lost the Bis- ammunition furnished to marck, the Scharnhorst, Gnel- our isolationists, who could senau and Prinz Eugen seent renew their insistence that unlikely to be ready for sen for the European situation is some months, if ever; only the now so confused that there Tirpitz and a few cruisers re- main to him besides his subma- is no course for America rines. British has sixteen ships save non-involvement. of the line, will soon have nino- teen. The United States has seventeen. Japan has only ten. If three or four battleships A like consideration, at- will suffice to contain the Tir- tends the present Nazi pres- pitz or produce immediate and sure on France. Hitler is overwhelming combination against her if she gets to sea, well aware of the strong and if, say, five more bonds of sympathy and adequate to contain the WORLD WITHOUT COLDS traditional friendship which remnants
IF the war produces a cure for the unite the French and Ameri- power in the Mediterranean, common cold, as foreshadowed by a can peoples. If he can make there seems little reason why overwhelming superiority British Cabinet Minister, medical it appear that France, too, of battle-line strength cannot science may well consider that it is has joined him, he may hope be gathered in the Far East to not being fought in vain. The cold to count on further confu- deal with Japan; and there like. is not regarded as a serious com-sion in the minds of Ameri- wise seems little reason why Ja- death-rate-perhaps a larger one cans, on a reluctance to act pan should then choose the course-of-defiance-rather-than-
THE prodx "pecial, to the Telegraph" in used by the "ffongkong Telegraph" to indicate nawi which is strictly enpyright under the provisions of the Telecommazzi» estions Ordinanca, 1978. Such news, j bears the indiestión "BP"" la received in Hongkong on the date of publication by
the United Press Axscrizations, who either whelly or in part without previous
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than is suspected. Many deaths as-forcibly against France. accommodation, merely to sup cribed to other causes can be traced Already the course forced port an ally that would be back to a neglected cold. The new upon the British in Syria powerless to aid her. treatment appears to be a combina-has been used by American But if the problem of the tricity, A success of 70 per cent. is isolationists to sow doubts French fleet can be added to claimed on the basis of about 1,000 and hesitations in the minds Britain's Mediterranean anxie ties, some check might be placed perzons treated. The scope of the of their hearers.
on transfer to the East of heavy test is not large enough to warrant
Probably Hitler's maxi- British ships; while if the radi undue optimism. Further, no detalls. are given as to the type of symptom mun objective at this time us of action of Axis submarines exhibited by the persons treated: in a military victory over and aircraft can be extended to Dakar and Casablanca, addi. Russia, followed by a "peace tional British and American Any belligerent nation that can offensive". which will give cruisers, destroyers, aircraft- produce even a reasonably success him a breathing space with- carriers and patrol aircraft ful cure for colds will have a re in which to recoup his might be detained in the Atlan Colds are going to be commoner losses, organise Russian re- tic.
Moreover, such a move would than ever during the war winters. sources, refill his depleted Extra work, disturbed sleep, addi- oil tanks and reorganise his add in other ways to the South tional worry, and a restricted diet, military and political fronts. States at a moment when our Atlantic anxieties of the United will all play their part in diminish- Should he succeed in this Asiatic difficulties are likewisu the human body lowers its first line he might well hope that the increasing.
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By T. PAUL GREGORY
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Of all precious stones, in many ways, so that if one jade possesses the does not know what constitutes had better most romantic history. To genuineness, one the Chinese people, it has rather than shop in the open
deal with
of repute
been esteemed from remote market in the hope of secur- antiquity as. the symbol of ing a bargain at the price all that is supremely excel- of the proverbial song. Even in the so-called Yuk-hei-huf lent. The Chinese language
or "Jade Market" in Canton abounds in metaphorical ex- before the days of the Japanese pressions, in which the word occupation, good specimens of for jade is employed in Jade were never cheap, although many fanciful forms to ex- the variety of cut pieces in this press ideas of perfection, wholesale emporium was un- rarity and costliness. To usually large and fine.
A spurious jade is said to this day, the Chinese scholar have been one of Germany's ex- will allude to a sumptuous ports to the Chinese market in repast as "jade food," and pre-war days, and so excellent in addressing a letter to a was this ersatz imitation that friend be certain to enquire when mounted in Chinese gold rings, it was most difficult to after the health of his "jade detect. Specimens of chryso- prase, a beautiful apple green body."
To the mineralogist, jade' in stone, are stated to be some- one of three varieties of silicate times palmed off on the unwary of alumina occurring in all por- as the finest jade, and as the tions of the globe, but which, to resemblance between these two have value in Chinese eyes, gem stones is so striking, con- must, however, come from stant vigliance must be cm- either Khotan, in Chinese Tur- ployed in making purchases.
In addition, jade is some- kestan, or from Yunnan, in China's great Southwest. Rough times "doctored" to hide other- pebbles or small stones found in wise obvious flawa. Even the dried-up beds of streams In Chinese pawn-brokers and these sections of the Asiatic there are none shrewder in the continent are often bought up profession -- are sometimes by Chinese lapidaries "on spec, swindled by their unscrupulove and it is only after the pur- compatriots who hock meretrici- chases have been cut up that the ous pieces of jado at prices value may be determined. Oc- worthy of the meritorious ar- casionally, a boulder of the most ticle. Chinese confidence men unpromising appearance may, who work the pawn-shop angle like the ugly duckling of Ander- invariably employ pretty women sen's well-known fairy tale, confederates to do the actual turn out to be a veritable swan, pawning, and it is surprising astute and yield a fortune to the lucky how frequently even
"Uncles" may be fleeced in the jade merchant.
-matter of purchasing jade...
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* CHINESE jade is,
everybody knows, A IN addition to jade of the tough compact stone of a colour ordinary colours, Chinese varying from the soft whiteness virtuosi esteem that which has of lard to the dark green hue of changed its shade through being
from sea water, Excellent specimens buried in coffins with the dead, of the pure white variety are Jade thus recovered generally known as yan-chih-yu, graves is distinguished by its or "mutton fat jade," and are unusual range of colours-red, occasionally met with in the brown, black and grey-and collections of connoisseurs bears the distinctive appellation worked up into various knick- of Kwu-yuk or "old jade." So knacks such as snuff-bottles, so highly prized are these pieces popular with the Chinese gentry that forgeries are numerous, of a few decades ago.
unscrupulous. Individuals Jado to command the highest tempting to simulate by arti- price on the Chinese market ficial means the wondrous tints must be of a greenish-white that can only be obtained by:. colour-a shade which experts physical contact of the jade like to describe as a "fine apple with decaying corpses. green." The most
One of the methods widely
nt-
of resistance defence, the common | American armament effort cold attacks at once and usually would wither away, and manages to secure a foothold. Then that he might then, resume Thus Hitler might gain time there are more different methods in his favourite process of at- for his yet-to-be-won military operation (including a number of quiring one small objective victory over Russia, which in more-or-less secret weapons) than after another, without for- turn. would immensely lessen were ever devised in the whole his- cible opposition, until he the present pressure on Japan and might produce in. occupied medies vary from Russian fallow (to/had reached a point where Europe a resurgence of despair colours, however, are greyish- employed by Chinese counter. be spread on brown paper and opposition either would be from the present dawning hope plastered on the sufferer's chest) to no longer possible or would and stirring of unrest, which a couple of aspirins followed by be possible only under cir- would set the crown upon his hot whiskey: quite frequently the cumstances highly disadvan- new order as far as Europe is aspirins are. omitted, -.-'
One of the Intest theories about tageous to his adversaries.
tory of warfare. Recommended re-
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concerned and make doubly. plausible to the unthinking his colds leans to the view that the
appeal for "penco." Liko all virus or germs of the common cold
German offensives, this one may is always present in every body's
well succeed if the victims do To gain this immediate ob what is expected of them. system at "favourable" times. This theory makes a distinction between Jective of a breathing spell, once. different types of cold, calling one Russian military resistance has vigorous and perhaps
It can be countered only by "true" and the other "false," culds are the more frequent. Thus be willing to grant terms which those states which still retain False been broken, he would probably expected moves on the part of are merely the result of physical changes in the body tissues produced would appear to be extremely not only the will to be free, but by variations in temperature. As "generous," on paper, and some measure of freedom of nc- the body possesses no means of would, only turn out to be less tion to safeguard their libertjes. building immunity sgainst these
ese so when it came to their actual Fortunately, in Winston Chur- variations,
tions, false colds can recur as frequently as the individual is sub- translation into fact. To give chill and Franklin Roosevelt, with one hand, and take back those free people have two temperature variations.
fected to
hues.
common
green and a dark grass green, felters is to bury a number of and it is probable that the fairly, good jade in the ground greator proportion of the so with an animal body, such as called jado" utilised in the that of a dog or cat, A liberal manufacture of Chinese jewel- application of lime and the lery are stones of these pleblan passage of a few years complete the process, and it is said that In addition to being used, in jade ornaments thus prepared the manufacture of jewellery, will appear to be the same as Chinese Jade is much employed those obtained from human by 'Oriontal lapidaries for graves. However, as few for fashioning exquisite bita of, gers care to walt four or five by admirers of Chinese arts wares on the market, they usual bric-a-brac so highly-esteemed years before they can put their and crafts. Some of the best ly resort to quicker methods of work of this type was executed producing spurious "tomb during the reign of the Emperor Jades." One of these is by boil Ch'ien Lung (A. D. 1735-1796), ing inferior specimens of jade and fine examples are contained in peanut oil so that they may in the collections of many of the acquire the peculiar colour of pieces of jade are heated over a cliarcoal fire to produce the do- sosired colours, but these specious have imitations are generally 50.
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