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TIGER BEER

made from the finest

MALT

prepared from the best European Barley, which is shipped direct from the producers 10 Malayan Breweries Ltd. in tin lined

cases in which it is kept as fresh and wholesome as when harvested.

The finest Malt for the finest Beer "Tiger."

malt for strength

HOPS

Bro · vital necessity in the production

of good beer. Finest quality sun-ripened Hops are used in the brewing of "Tiger"

which entures

perfect flavour for Malaya's best beer. The finest Europees Hopi for the finest beer. hops for digestion

YEAST

pure fresh Yeast imported from Europe in hermetically sealed containers-adds to the purity

and excellence of Malaya's

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1940

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

VIGILANCE

normally attached. Directly the air- raid warning sounds he is now

one

held

German arms now lie where supposed to report to the nearest station to his place of work. But does Napoleon mustered his flat-bottomed

each of these stations in the working boats for our invasion, and it warns centre know exactly how many of us that it would be foolish to ignore these unwonted. helpers it is to the chances of a German attempt to been carefully provided for?

expect? Have their place and duly Is a land here. Moral is not preserved by duplicate of their equipment ready, closing the eyes: Too much has been for they cannot be expected to carry a cumbrous uniform about with lost in this war already by refusals to them? Unless arrangements of this believe that certain things could hap- kind have been made the part-time men will only be throwing their pen, Norway's snow mountains could

weight into the defences some hours not be crossed, the Skagerrak was a after the attack. What of the gauntlet that could not be run, the individual householder, who from the

A.RP. has been first days of Meuse was a sufficient barrier. Let responsible for the attempt to put out us then quietly assume the possibility a fre on his own premises? The of an attempt at invasion and make Government is at last thinking of preparations for it. If for the first giving each street 'a few stirrup pumps and other equipment. Because it is time we look the worst squarely in the delayed, all the more speed in supply- face we may for the first time be ing it should be shown. The zeal of

neighbours in helping

another ready to repel it. But there is also should not be wasted. that other kind of, "invasion," by The day is gone when everything parachute. We are now organising can be left to the organised home willing volunteers

defence services. "Total" war justifies to meet this ex-

its name by confronting everyone, and tremely possible threat, but we must all able-bodied people have their part not feel secure, for their task will not to play in a raid. Stronger minds can be an easy one. Our idea of para-

prepare now for that work, not found in any manual, of maintaining the chutists has often been formed by spirits of easily frightened persons. some public demonstration when the That kind of leadership carries no man leaves his aeroplane at a height badge of rank, but in the dangerous and glides leisurely to earth, in ideal who have steeled themselves. to calm and trying hour the men or women

mark, one would say, for a good shot, and steadiness will do a great service But the Germans would probably be to their country. One thing still has preceded by an intense aerial bom- importance. There has been so much grumbling and so many jokes about bardment of the chosen area, and the black-out that it has lost some- they do not come down from a great thing of its seriousness. If we look height. Their parachutes

over the stories of the Spanish war, open as when behind each front were men they leave the 'plane and they are in who wished the victory of the other the air for a second or so at the most. side, we find that the lit skylight was That leaves little room for marksman- a well-known treachery. But the most loyal can often be the most careless, ship, especially in the dark, and when Some of those who talk of nothing

they come down they are heavily but Fifth Columns and enemy "agents"

armed. There are innumerable tricks

will be found among those who have neglected to black-out their Own in this way of warfare. Defence houses properly. This is no longer a against this sort of attack must be venial sin. The chink of light may prepared with originality and careful- betray the town to doubtful bombing pilots above; it is a forgetfulness with- Nor should we think only of out excuse for which a whole com- the eastern and southern counties and munity may suffer. "Manchester the London district. Germany seldom Guardian."

ness.

does

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF

EMPIRE

what is most expected. The Government must not let the western part of this island slip from its mind. Let us remember the ubiquity of Ger- man suddenness and how she makes a policy of violating the most innocent It justly fell to Mr. MacDonald, neutrals, and then we shall look keen- who has relinquished to Lord Lloyd ly towards the west as well as to the the large and progressive policy in- augurated during his distinguished south. It is not easy to catch the tenure of the Colonial Office, to intro- nocturnal parachutist before he can do duce in the House of Commons yes- damage enough. One of the best terday the Bill required to make measures to take would be to organ- the necessary financial provision. In ise a still more elaborate system of

doing so he was fortunate in being able to tell the House that his suc- report than already exists throughout cessor would have the assistance, in the country.

the two key positions of the new It is now nearly the last moment scheme, of the men whose labours have done most in recent years to for searching out and removing any illuminate for the nation the problems weaknesses in the front we have long with which their Imperial respon- got ready against what is now the sibilities now confront them. Lord Hailey's famous "African Survey" more commonplace danger of attack from the air. We know that certain the immense range and complexity of first brought home to his countrymen

of the A.R.P. services are stil below the subjects on which exact know-

recom-

1 lb. establishment. This, particularly in ledge needed to be attained; the au- the Auxiliary Fire Service, makes the the new Colonial Research Advisory thor now accepts the chairmanship of $4.80 work of part-time men doubly essen- Committee. Lord Moyne presided tial-Have-they been fully equipped over, the recent Royal Commission

on the West Indies, whose and warned ́ ́of where they are ex- mendation for a large-scale develop- pected to report? We shall learn a ment in the islands at the expense of lot from the first raids, but the more the Imperial Treasury was instantly ready, we can make ourselves now the tended to the whole Colonial Empire; accepted by the Government and ex-

slighter the first damage. For eight as Chairman of the Colonial Develop hours a day at least the part-time ment and Welfare Advisory Commit- tee he will take a predominant part in fireman is at work, probably far away putting his recommendations from the station to which he is practice-"The Times."

Into

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1940