1941-06-07 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE ̈7, 1941.^-

ITALY

British Prisoners Snug In Abruzzi Mountains

OBSTRUCTED BY heavy climatic and military weather, news does not travel fast from Dictator Mussolini's interior domains.

Similarly obstructed and further hampered by a barrage of censorship don'ts, newshawks do not easily get their 、tuff across. Most of them have to stow their information till they get out.

One scout came out recently with many, stories to tell. Most were unpleasant, but one gave a pleas- ing account of Italy's British prisoners of war. In- terned deep in the Abruzzi Mountains, they have a comfortable if restricted time.

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Modern plant to supply elec tricity and hot water has been installed and the whole house repainted and refurnished.

When Cavalcade's scout first struck them just be ore Christmas they ere busy preparing celebrate as inerrity us possible in their snowcovered camp None, least of all the officers, had any, Bri ish soldier prisoners, who complaint to make against the will act as servants, will live en

Italians

Yuletide Feast

the top floor. The Italian guard will occupy the ground floor, and the Air Marshal, with a few other top-ranking British officers plum, who will be permitted to live in the the same house, the quarters

several

Yuletide feast included pudding sent through from U.S. Embassy in Rome, plus between, pickings from the many parcels sent from home. Besides the dozen barrack-like buildings, caro! party, the adaptable Bri- said they had plenty tons had established their own and blankets.

Rankers, housed in

French

of food are kept

amateur theatre, run by a former separate from the British. vaudeville performer.

Accommodation was decent

and has since Improved, The

scout saw repairs being rushed

Parson

GORILLA ROMANCE HITCH

Romance between Garantua, famous U.S. circus gorilla, and Toto, recently brought from Cuba to be his bride, has been temporarily stopped by U.S. Customs

officials, who have "token over" Toto till payment for her entry into the coun- try has been made.

AMERICANS

JOIN TO

GIVE 'PLANES

In order to provide a Senior officer in the British fund to which contribu-

on the Villa Orsini, owned by camp is Commander W. L.

Marquess Orsini, into which Brown, formerly vf battleship tions toward the purchase distinguished visitors moved Warspite. He acts as parson for

during the holidays. One of Protestant prisoners. To kill time of 'planes to aid the Bri- them was Air Marshal 0. The is perfecting himself in hand-tish and Allied air forces Buyd, whose 'plane was forced made wood inlay work.

he was up his Eastern

down in Sicily when flying to take Command in November.

FOOD RAMP

FINES "JOKE"

1

Among French prisoners In can lawfully be sent from

the camp is a Parisian, Raoul

Jacques Escoffier, nephew or the United States, a group

the famous chef of the samo

name. Before the war he was of prominent Canadians hoteller of international ex- and Americans in Canada perience.

A

Fountain Of Love Nearest village to the camp is

Fonte d'Amore--Fountain of Love-named centuries ago by the poet Ovid, who believed the Despite local food con-waters there contained 专业 luve trol

potion.

committees and.

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have formed "Wings for Britain” at 215 St. James Street, West, Montreal, Canada.

Donations to the fund will be used for the purchase of 'planes, Somewhat less comfortable are and arrangements have been patriotic action by house- the Italiang imprisoned in Egypt. made with the Minister of Aircraft wives reporting cases of

Here, too, however, there is no Production that 'planes donated serious complaint. The Italians through the fund will bear the overcharging, food pro- realise General Wavell has more names of individuals, committee might have or states contributing to their fiteers continue to slip prisoners than he

expected.

purchase. through the Food Minis- Most of the Italian arrivals It is proposed that all con- are housed in temporary camps, tributions to the fund which air some necessarily open-air affairs.not earmarked by the donor Though convictions are secured Later they may bulld their own shall be credited to the state from in most cases brought by Ministry camps in accordance with the which the contribution came, and enforcement officers-95 per cent. rules of the Hague Convention. when the total reaches $20,000, of 1,160 prosecutions during British authorities made hous- then the name of the state will February were successful-grave ing provisions for a large num- be placed on the 'plane. cases are too often "punished" by ber of prisoners before the at-

ter's net.

a nominal fine or dismissed under tack started, but these are in- Already three Spitfires have.

i adequate, since the number been named "Wings for Britain,"

the Probation Act.

Allowing an appeal by Coven- captured has so far exceeded while the total contributions so

try distric; food officer against a expectations. decision by Coventry magistrates and ordering them to convict, Mr. Justice Humphreys said: "The Justices appeared to overlook that rationing of food is an essen- tial part of currying on the war."

Food control committees all over the country are worried by the leniency shown to the pro- Ateers in the courts,

Willesden, London, committee say recent decisions make their. work appear a joke and have told their executive officer to appeal against all future unsatis- factory rulings..

SWEDEN HELPS IN WAR HEALTH BATTLE

G. Olin, chief of the State cteriological: Laboratory at cholm,says his laboratory cia domina öd~ bỷ the

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