1941-09-02 — Page 39

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 2, 1941.

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MOTIF OF VICTORY

Beethoven did not know the Morse code. But he wrote in it. By the sheer- est and yet most appro- priate coincidence pos- sible, he employed as a rhythmic pattern in the first movement of his Fifth Symphony what any telegrapher would recog- nise as the Morse symbol for the letter V.

There are two coin- cidences here, one of them obvious and of no im- portance. The letter V is the Roman equivalent of the figure 5, but what matters more is that V has become in France and other occupied coun- tries a symbol of ultimate victory over the Nazi ter- ror. It is written on walls and elsewhere to catch the eye of Nazi overseers. It is ubiquitous. So many V's have appeared as to suggest some sort of un- derground organisation. As long ago as April this newspaper reported on this movement.

Now, like an increasing- ly unruly child, V is not only going to be seen but heard. For victims of Nazi ambition are learning to spell it out in dots and dashes; dot-dot- dot-dash. They can even

now

world's most familiar

Mater

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, BUT WHAT DOES THE JAPANESE ARMY SAY?

AMERICA IN THE BATTLE TO END

NAZI TYRANNY

"TO OUR FELLOW workers of all lands, sing or whistle it, to the many of whom are risking their lives to hear first four notes of the this broadcast – your battle is ours,” declar- symphony. If Frenchmen ed Mr. Sydney Hidlam, Associate Director of do this as often as senti-the Office of Production Management in a ment prompts they will broadcast to Mr. Ernest Bevin, British Minis- reproduce most of theter of Labour, yesterday.

symphony's first move-

ment, which is based on a He spoke in the same broadcast as Presi- constant reiteration of dent Roosevelt, adding "We will help to fight dot-dot-dot-dash motifs, with all our faith, strength and skill in mine, one set overlaying another factory and firm to-day, to-morrow and every in crescendos sometimes expressive of an increas- day until that battle is won.

ing fury, às of suppressed | peoples.

Nazis seem apprehen- sive over this secret wea-

PILOTS BORN

poh. They are trying to IN INDIA

DECORATED

latest

"We know that the outcome of to-day's fight for freedom. and human dignity 'depends 'on us turning out the hundreds of ships, tanks and 'planes that will-guar- antee victory for those fighting the battle for democracy.

"All Americans have respond-

ed to this task. We have mo- bilised our manpower and will-

HITLER THE STAR GAZER

"Hitler has present- ed Mussolini with a great astronomical observatory which is being built near Rome and is to be completed this year. It will be provided with the best precision instru- ments.

This was arinounced by the German Radio yesterday afternoon.

--Reuter.

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cause confusion by adopt- ing V as a symbol of Nazi victory. But those who write or sound V for free- dom can, as "Colonel V. The

R.A.F. Britton" has suggested in awards include the Dis- a broadcast naming July tinguished Service Order 20 as "V Day," leave the to Acting Squadron Lead- confusion "where it be-fer Terence Patrick Arm-

Mr. William Green, President TRY OF LABOUR AND NA- of the American Federation ofTIONAL SERVICE ANNOUNCES longs-in Berlin."

strong Bradley, DIF.C., Labour, speaking in the same STRINGENT MEASURES TO ACCELERATE THE FLOW OF No. 35 Squadron, who was have made up our minds to stop The Nazis may find

"WOMAN POWER" born in Calcutta and this threat to our peace and safety, themselves in a veritable

to defend ourselves at anycost

Women who have registered and educated in England. vortex of sounds dearly He was commissioned in 1935, the path of the Nazi war machine services when selected for war and to help other countries in decline to join one of the auxiliary familiar to German ears promoted to Acting Squadron to defend themselves. He urged work after Interviews at Employ- but ill attuned to Nazi Leader in 1940 and won the D.F.C. the United States to force with ment Exchanges will be ordered

in July, 1040, theories. Beethoven would The D.F.C. is awarded to implements of war that the Nazi Important changes of po

greater force and to have dore to go into war Tactories never have been a Nazi Squadron Leader Charles Nell could command-Reuter.

Fleming who was born in Poona

The story of his disillusion in 1912 and educated at St. with Napoleon is twice Joseph's College at Nini Tal. He was commissioned In 1934

broadcast, said. "As a nation, we

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have been made to tighten up the administration of the registration regulations.

Women of the 1815 class regis-i tered on Saturday,

Of the 1,500,000 or more, now registered 100,000 women have gone into services or war employ- ment, and 1,000,000 rémóth

interviewed

Meanwhile the needs "recruits," "üpart · from.

told: how the composer and in the following year served had dedicated his in Iraq on flying duties.

He was promoted to Squadron "Eroica" Symphony to Leader in June 1940. The D.F.C. the military genius of is also awarded to Flying Officer. Twelve people were killed and the French Revolution teer Resorve Mo. 57 Squadron, transport plane on its way Arthur John Smitz, R.A.F. Volun- four seriously injured when only to destroy the dedi- Smitz, was born in Northern Toulouse crushed into the Bolmon

Bengal, sorved in the Mounted Lake near Marseilles. A cation page when Napo- Rifles from 1928 to 1929 and was One of the passengers is leon began to act like a commissioned in the RAF in orted to be a member of the million women are likely to Hitler

| March, 1940 as an air gunner.ranco-Italian Armistico › Com~ | needed for vital war work within

Reuter,

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