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THE CHINA MAÏL, JULY 23, 1941.

EXERCISE

AN OPEN LETTER TO NO BLACK-OUT DR. GOEBBELS FROM A U.S. JOURNALIST

DEAR DOCTOR:-I could write to you directly, but I know that this will reach you more quickly than a letter would, writes Quentin Reynolds in the "Daily Express."

I was in Lisbon a few months ago, and the man who ran the news-stand in my hotel said that one of your employees came to him each morning and bought four copies of the “Daily Express." Once in a confidential mood your man said that he had orders to airmail these copies to you daily.

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It was a terrific pasting, and old London caught hell.

On Sunday people didn't laugh about that raid. No, sir, the streets of London en Sunday were crowd- ed with gum, sullenfaced people. The people of London are tired) of taking it. They want to give it.!

I hate to say this about my

I hope you don't mind me writ- ing to you, Doc, ol' bay. After all. I knew you back in 1934 when 1 was working in your town. Re. member those bierabende at the Kaiserhof? Some fun, hey, kid?

I thought you'd like to hear the news from America and from England I have just returned from America. You know, Doc, that the reports you get from your one of them agents are pretty inaccurate Tol revenge. earn their money they have to drops on send nice glowing aceminis what is going on.

some

neighbours,

but Doc. every is now demanding Every time a bomb London town now it

off carries germs with it: germs of

hatred.

of them

in

Doc,

I know America, and believe me. they are falling down on the job. We have a man named John Ed-

gar Hoover, who is in charge of our G-men. John was telling mel about some of your agents how they operated.

and

I think you and Mr. H. have a

that silly idea

Englishmen are; gentlemen. true once,

kids have

That may have been but

Hermann's cute

changed the English

They are HOW a ruthless, savage

TO-NIGHT

Wing-Comdr. Á, H. S. Steele-Perkins, Director of Air Raid Precautions, informs us that there will be no black-out exercises to-night "as no fur- ther useful purpose will be served and also to relieve the public of any inconvenience caused by the exer- cises in this very hot weather."

GERMANS

BOGGING

DOWN

Turkish military ex-

people determined. to crush your perts consider it unlikely i

kind of civilisation. The gloves that Germany will want are off. Everything goes from now

I asked Hoover why he didn't on. No punches are barred. arrest them and toss them in the

runk. Houver laughed and said' they weren't important enough to arrest, and besides, he added, they weren't doing atty harm.

of yourself.

and take care Take very good care of yourself, Doctor. We'll be seeing you again

to create a new front be

Well, that's all, Doc. Cheerio, fore having materially reduced Russian resist- ance, according to the Ankara correspondent of the Independent French

It may not be next mouth or next Autumn but sooner or later we'll

America Not So Neutral be seeing you, Doctor.

Now let me tell you about

And when we to see you we

want you to be in very good Agency.

health. We have ideas about you which can only be carried out if you are in good health. Goodbye, Doctor.

America I went back for a holi day thinking that I was returning to a neutral country. Doc, you could of knocked me over with a wiesier schnitzel. Time-square, Respectfully, is just about as neural as Teutal- gar-square.

You can't go into a night club without bearing some one sing al song called "There'll Always Be an England."

Then there is another sung which Irving Berlin wrote. It has swept the country. It is called "When That Man is Dend Gone." Now you know, Doc, he didn't mean Mickey Rooney.

and

I think you must be losing your grip, Doc. Your propaganda in America is very bad. Take the city of Boston. It is the largest Irish city in the world your men in America have spent

Now,

a lot of time here trying to get the Irish-Americans excited, Have

P.S. - - I'H say {{ thing for your nightly blitzes, Doctor. They de take our minds off the war.

THE NAZI

PROPHET

IN TOKYO

The prediction that they succeeded? Listen to this, "within one month," the

Doc.

St. Patrick's Day. There were

I made a speech in Boston on swastika will be flying 3,500 people there in Symphony over Moscow, was made Hall. When I finished do you by

Lieut. Colonel Wil.

know what they did? The whole

mob got up and sang "God Savea helm Nimiz, the German

pleasant news, but you want the

the King." Doc. this may not be military attache in truth, don't you? And you know Tokyo, in a statement to I'm your pal. I wouldn't lie to the Japanese Press on the first month's fighting If you see Hermann, news along

A to him. man against Russia. named Larry Bell in Buffalo is. producing an aeroplane that will!

you, Doc.

pass this

The fall of Leningrad, he said, make Hermann's Messerschmitts according to the Domei Agency,

was "u matter of time." look like trucks.

and he referred to the

I watched it being tested. Il is Fighting would reach its peak called the Airacobra and it is the in about a fortnight's time, he pre- fastest thing on wheels. It will dicted,

400 go

miles an Doc, do you know what has in its nose?

hour

air

and, bombing of Moscow as proof that

it "Germany has already" won It has the cutest | supremacy."

that fres a

37-millimetre cannon one-pound shell.

Doc. there's

no 'plane like it in the world. their way over And they're on here to England now. You'll be hearing from them very soon.

“London Can Take It”

But I'm sure you'd rather hear about London than about America, I'd like to tell you about the changes I notice here after a three 'months' absence. I only notice one real, important change, and you'd better pass this on to Mr. H. Last autumn when Hermann's cute kids

As for the United Colonal Nimiz asserted: "The

There is growing scepticism in Ankara as to Germany's chances against Russia, even those Turks who had predicted the rapid col- lapse of the Russian front now be- lang reserved in their opinions.

The statement by the German military attache in Ankara, that be the Russian campaign would

over in six weeks, which was at first given certain credence, is now the subject of ironical com- ment,

Although it is be'leved in Ankara the Germans would ap- poar too deeply engaged In Rusala for any action In the Near East to be feared, the cor- respondent says experts admit the situation might become crl- tical again if the Germans were j to reach the Caucasus the end of August. Military observers point out the German attack is being directed rather towards the Urals, as if the German High Command wanted

before

first of all to eliminate the main

Russian forces before facing the long lines of communication that an advance on the Caucasus would

entail.-Reuter.

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AGENTS FOR :-

SABOTAGE SAMARINDA DYAK LUMP

IN U.S. NAVY YARDS

Declaring that

sabo-

tage had caused a num- States, ber of fires and “acci- Germana have naturally made dents" in naval establish- allowances for the possibility of United States' participation in

the war."

The landing of American forces in Iceland, he said: "In fact con- stitutes participation."-Reuter.

ments during the last 12 months, Senator Walsh, chairman of the Naval Committee told the House of Senate, whose galleries were crowded, that he was

PRINCE CONSORT IN quoting confidential naval

TONGA PASSES

reports.

He asserted that San Francisco was the headquarters of the Nazis used to come over and drop bombs "The King and Queen have sent in the United States and that the on London-the people took their a message of condolence to the naval authorities estimate there. beating philosophically enough. Outen of Tonga on the death of were 400 Nazis in the West Coast. A bunch of lads calling them- the Prince Consor and Premier | Advocating measures to estab- solves the Crown Film Unit made of Tanga, who dici, suddenly on lish a civilian protective guard a film called “London Can Take Sanday."

for naval depots, Senator Walsh In a personal message, the said it would be disastrous if one London was taking it all right Colonial Secretary: expresses, dean of America's battleships were then, Now, Doc. this will regret and sincere sympathy with blown up through sabotage. please you: London isn't taking the Queen In the loss of a distin- By 41 votes to 14, the U.S. It any more. Hermann's. cute guished husband who had work-Senate later passed the measure kids gave us a pasting last Satur- en so devotedly for the welfare for civilian guards at U.S. navál day night, Let's face it Doc. of his country-British Wireless Lestablishments. Reuter,

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