1941-03-17 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1941.

PARIS TO-DAY A CITY OF HOPELESS RONALD TRUE

PARIS TO-DAY IS A CITY of listless, hopeless WOULD LIKE

people struggling to maintain an outward appear- ance of normality but still stunned by what every- body refers to as "le debacle" or "le catastrophe.”

A vivid picture was given by a neutral woman

TO FLY A

who has lived there for many years, remaining right SPITFIRE

through the war and the Nazi occupation, and is now on her way to America.

"People take no interest in any

happenings except tary problems

the momen-

uf Irving." she

sand. "They seem equally apathe-

about the future

You never

If

her mention of Peton, de Gaulle, The Bath la or the Germans.

16 the pat

us to they peak of place indiscriminate blare on the Eulers of the Republic are the tast 20 year

overwhelmed by

The French, tben s catastrophe, 310 not following the further course of the

Wit

They have, in any case, given

MILCH'S HOARD

OF DOLLARS

Attempt To Send Son-in-Law £25,000

Renald True is now stage mana- ger for the concerts given from time to time at Broadmoor Cri minal Lunatic Asylum, where he has been an inmate since he was convicted of murder in 1922.

He has designed and paintesi a good deal 11f thes scelery 10: these shows

But if he could be a ked what his dearest w him, he would pro- bably answer "To My sp thre Dy a Hurraatio"

True was a pilot in the list you and once prophesied that 30 mi

Teach #! speed of

It is learned on good au- thority that Field-Mar-day an aeroplane would be felt up trying to form an idea of what shal Milch, chief officer of which would is happening in the world outside the Luftwaffe after Goer- the German cordon They haveing, has sent £25,000, in and the raccio. which they know United States dollars to ne merely German echoes Many his son-in-law, Haupt-

no trust i

their own newspapers

tried at first to listen to the Brit-

days he was trained

500 mp.b

In the old Royal Flyin: Corps at Go port, and when he gained his win he astounded everyone by wearing a pair three times of size of the res gulation issURS and with vaktek Joachim - Heinriched colours worked to them. He was promptly ordered to penever Schlichting, who is a pri-

them soner of war in Britain.

Schlichting will not be able to

the contr

ish radio, but the programmes are man now jammed.

No Taxis In The

City

touch the money

"You Paris a slowly retuning ary, it will be a title contribu to an outward appearance of Rs, tion to the British war effort old sell. The most striking chan-

IS the almost complet

The nature of the intended gift

True wit clynchased at bad crash, and for serted a joy to a test pilot at a Gove to and ac tory, and whiteve,

Preplane was een hatoy k

12 BR rouls of the hap down in 4 {

disappearance of motor traffic. The raises some interesting questions | "Tiues at it w

lew cars all belong

The ending of foreign money a most serious

It would mean

True was for the marchea

sabe and he

to Germant of Germany is officers There is not a single

contravention of the Resch eur-in her flat at Mala taxi m the whole city

rency regulation,

hap term of imprisonment, if Panel of experte de not worse, to an ordinary citizen, 1 But Milch and the Nazi leaders act as if they are above the law, to which the Geranan public is

རྟalbject

"A few motor buses are allow-} ed in The outer suburb, where i there i ris Metr The only other intor transport bries bring- ing for Everywhere are bicycle- Giten th sidecar, Drajers and other contraptions 10 increase capacity.

"Nearly all the shops, including the famous dress salons have re opened,

are The latter

doing searerly any business, selling per- hups half a dozen dresses monthly Stockings, are practically unob- tamable, but there are a few pairs of old stock selling at 100 francs a pair.

"German womenfolk who fuck-

Apart from this purely na tional aspect of the matter, the question arises as to how Milch has dollars at his disposal,

given some

Not long age The world was starting particulars of the fortunes held in the United States by prominent members of the Nazi party. Milch may be among those possessing banking accounts abroad.

In September, 1939. United stated that

ed to Paris after the occupation to States newspapers buy up everything with cheap seven of Hitler's most trusted francs are 110 longer much inhelpers, Ribbentrop. Goebbels, Evidence. Officers, however, are Goering, Hess, Ley. Himmler and still buying many antiques.

Streicher, had deposited cash securities abroad to the total of

£3,334,000.

Goering, through agents, reputed to be the biggest client,

may be sent to officers without

applying to the Trading With the Enemy Department.

collecting especially tapestries. British officer prisoners of war "It is noticeable that the Get-receive the full rate of pay for mans are most courteous to the corresponding ranks in the Ger- Parisians, apparently in obedience

man forces, Up to £2 a month to orders. They salute on enter ing shops, and tip generously at restaurants. All hotels are com mandeered by the Germans, whose headquarters are at the Crillon. Even the smaller t places have been taken over The Rit alon obtained special permission to keep a part for town guesti.

SIR OSWALD STOLL ESCAPES BOMB

"Empty fat and lottses, includ- ing these vacaled by British re-

Sir Oswald Stoll, seventy-four- sidents have also been taken year-old chairman of Stoli Thea- Male Britons are interned at St. tres Corporation, told the share- Denis, a few miles from Paris holders' annual meeting what hap- The women remain at liberty, but pened when he and his wife were report daily to the police.

in a bombed London building last month.

Problem Of Food

us.

"We stood perfectly still in the "Large numbers of the inhabi-centre of the room trying to keep tants who evacuated before the our heads while it seemed that an German advance are now back earthquake was whirling all round again. But many have never re- "Within sixteen inches of us a turned. A pathetic sight is that

Another of hundreds of ravenous dogs and girl was struck dead.

one near was buried up to the cats wandering in the Bois Boulo-neck in debris. It is clear that gne abandoned by their fleeing my wife and I are not intended to

owners.

"Food shortage is now Fran- ce's biggest problem. The bread ration is

fairly liberal,

but the fat allowance, includ-

be bombed to death."

MUSICAL WAITER

A nineteen-year-old waiter who

Ing cooking, is only half a had been crippled by an accident

pound monthly. Cheese is also applied at Westminster for £12 half a pound monthly, and

from the workman's compensa- meat three-quarters of a pound tion standing to his account. weekly.

Judge Sir Mordaunt Snagge said "The increasing cooperation of he had already had £40, and Vichy with the occupied area asked what had become of it. authorities. is illustrated by the The man said he used it to filt fact that rations in both parts of himself for dance band work. France have been identical since His application was granted. tage is also acute. It will be im-out has been much stricter lately. possible to heat many block's of Orders were recently posted in flats this winter."

the streets commanding absolute

September. Domestic fuel shor-

She added that the Paris black-observance of the new rules;

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