1940-02-26 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 26, 1940:

WHAT OF THE LOYALTY

WAR ON LAND?

(Continued from Page 10)

has always been the fashion in Eng- land to disparage the War Office, the

"brass hats," and even the men in the

ranks, in time of peace. As Kipling

sang long ago:

"It's 'Tommy this' and "Tommy that

and "Tommy wait outside,'

But it's "Thank, you, Mr. Atkins.

OF THE COLONIES

London, Yesterday. The loyalty of the British Colonial Empire has been demonstrated since the out- break of war in almost be- wildering variety and the people of Britain are fully appreciative.

when the troopship's on the tide." Even the great Duke of Marlborough, who was universally acknowledged on the Continent of Europe to be one of the few supremely great captains in the world's history, was never suf- ficiently recognised by his own coun- trymen. Yet it was he of whom Vol- taire wrote: "He had to a degree above all other generals of his time that calm courage in the midst of tumult, that serenity of soul in danger, which the English call a cool head the great-recruiting by Emperor Baodal.

The current Issue of the weekly journal, "Economist," gives detalls from which it will be realized that the devotion and enthusiasm to serve the Mother Country in the time of her need is shown equally in France's Colonial Empire.

est gift of nature for command.”

This is the quality which the Allied commanders will need, and will as- suredly exhibit, in the dark days ahead: and it is good to remember that all who served with our present Commander-in-Chief In the last war can testify that serenity of soul in time of danger is his greatest characteristic, and to remember, too, that the first of his many war-ribbons is the covet- ed Victoria Cross.

As to the future, none of the fight- ing that has hitherto taken place sheds any light on the probable course of events on the Western Front, where the walls of concrete and steel, behind which the opposing armies maintain their ceaseless vigil,

appear to offer an almost insoluble problem to the side which attempts an attack. Yet history shows that it is folly to look upon any problem as insoluble. Every new weapon has eventually met its antidote: the inventive genius of Eng- llshmen in the last war produced the tank to capture the Germans' appar- ently impregnable lines; and tanks in turn are now held back stronger forti- fications and anti-tank guns.

"From French Indo-China come accounts of young men streaming in from the countryside to Saigon and Hanoi to offer their services and of the cordial encouragement given to

In Togoland and the Cameroons, native chiefs led mass levies of their tribesmen Into Lome Yaounde and Dauala demanding to enlist at once, while in French West Africa, several chiefs sent formal demands to the

Minister for the Colonies for

the

favour of fighting under the flag with all young men of fifteen up- wards."

Further North, special prayers for victory have been introduced into the mosques of France's Moslem sub- Jects, and even in Syria, where dis- affection and unrest were a serious embarrassment before the war, the outbreak of hostilities saw the end of civil discord. less.

British Wire-

TRAFFICKER CAUGHT

THE COLONY THE OTHER DAY FOR ENGAGING IN HUMAN

TRAFFICKING.

It is understood that she has been

banished from the Colony for life.

HAVING DODGED THE AU- THORITIES IN HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE FOR TWO YEARS, A For the moment, however, it is clear | MIDDLE-AGED CHINESE WOMAN that Hitler has no answer to the pro- | WAS FINALLY ARRESTED IN blem created by his fatal miscalcula- tion of the spirit of this country. It is surely for this reason that, faced by a front door which is stoutly bolted and barred, he has again weighed the chances of hacking his way in through a side door, even though this would entail a sordid attack on a small neu- tral State whose neutrality he has pro- mised to respect. But it would not be all to his advantage to add another million to the forces arrayed against him; the idea probably meets with violent opposition; and the threatened attack has once again been postponed.

Investigations into the activities of this woman revealed that she had "shipped" 13 boys between the ages of three and 10 years old from the Colony to Singapore.

The children were sold to clients

In the Strait Settlements and cannot

now be traced.

HEAVY LOAD

London, Yesterday. The war has given the

British

ECONOMIC STRANGLEHOLD These repeated delays can only be damaging to Hitler's prestige, for in a war against Civilisation a rapid chain of overwhelming victories was his one hope of success. Meanwhile, railways some difficult problems the economic stranglehold of the Al- lies grows dally tighter, and even the well-disciplined Germans will not submit indefinitely to the burdens and privations Impossed upon them by a Fuehrer whose lucky star has begun to set.

It is not too much to say, indeed, that as a result of the last three months of inaction Hitler has lost the first round of the war. Yet this is not the moment

but for any complacency, rather for increased resolve.

the

to solve, particularly in the hand- ling of bulky articles.

Recently, a 50-ton hot-metal ladle was conveyed from Lincolnshire to South Wales. It was 18 feet long and had a diameter of 11 feet.

An adjoining railway line had to be kept clear throughout the whole journey.-Reuter.

PRES. ROOSEVELT

PLEASED

Neither on land nor in the air has in and real struggle begun,

New York, Yesterday. the grim days that lle ahead it will President Roosevelt, on board the need all our courage and determina- | U.S.S. destroyer Lang, on being in- tion, all our unity, and all our willing formed of the passage of the bill ex- self-sacrifice to carry us on to Vic-tending the trade programme, sent tory.

a radio message to Speaker Bank- head saying that the passage of the bill "will make more possible peace- ful, prosperous relations between nations in the days to come."-Reu- ter.

BRITISH ORDERS IN AUSTRALIA

Canberra, Yesterday.

It is officially announced that Bri- tain has purchased Australia's entire output of wolfram and scheelite vital commodities in the manufacture of armaments.

Germany was a large buyer of Australian wolfram - before the war. -Reuter.

BALTIC PARLEYS

Riga, Yesterday.

It is stated here that only econo- mic matters will be discussed at the forthcoming conference of the Baltic States Esthonia, Latvia Lithuania. -- Reuter.

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