1941-09-03 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 3, 1941,

"JEEVES" BLITZ A SHOCK TO "NICEST PEOPLE"

~(From A Special Correspondent)

"DR. GOEBBELS took Wodehouse to a high mountain and showing unto him all the Kingdoms of the world said, 'All this power will I give thee if thou wilt worship the Fuehrer,' and Pelham Wode- house fell on his knees."

This was part of the attack on author P. G. Wodehouse over the B.B.C, on July 6 which drew on the broadcaster columnist. Cassandra, such a horrified hail of protests from high quarters.

Features of the controversy were a flood of letters in "The Times", objecting to

the B.B.C.

attack, and public acceptance of responsibility by

Minister fur

Information Duff Cooper.

He said that the so-called canons of good taste must yield to national emergency.

Cassandra, in

FERRY

PILOTS' HUGE

his brudest. MILEAGE

d. "I've come to tell you the story of a rich man, trying to make his last and greatest sale that of his own country.

Sombre Story

(By L. Marsland Gander)

Col. Moore - Brabazon, the first Englishman to "It is a sombre story of self-1 respect. honour. and decency fly in Great Britain, and being pawned to the Nazis for the

now Minister of Aircraft price of a soft bed in a luxury

Fotel of laughter growing old Production, recently ad- and the Judas whine of treachery dressed ferry pilots of taking its plarr.

The C. O. of this ferry pilots' "pool," Cmdr. Gerard d'Erlunger, added that on any fine day now the A.T.A.

move thousands of

THAT DID IT

Girls outnumbered men guests by six to one at the wedding at Shoeburyness, Essex,

of

Lance -Bom- bardier Idwal Jones and Miss Olive Payne, so this notice was put on the door of the parish hall:

"Males

urgently needed to dance. Free beer."

The males turned

up.

FOOD STOCKS STOLEN

Several stories received in London from the most reliable' sources, indicate the ruthlessness of the German policy and prac-

half a dozen nationalities "When the war broke out, Wodehouse was at k

in a hangar station dur- Touquet, gambling. He Was throwing a ing a visit of inspection. cocktail party when the Storm- troopers clumped in on his shallow Tife. They led him away this funny Englishman, with the vast repertoire of droll butlers, amus- ing young men, and titled Tops. tons of aircraft and fly 100,000 tices in the countries

"Dr. Goebbels SHW in Wode-miles. house a useful against the futraged peoples of Miss Pauline Gower, who com- Britain and America. All the mands the women's section, told blood of Poland still stained theme that the women pilot alone earth. The blond of murdered have flown between 3,000 and Caccbs. Norwegians. Belgians 4.000 machines, including several Dutchmen Englishman, and of the older operational types. Frenchmen cried out.

weapon to wield

"Goebbels wanted the place He need a

tidied

up

bit. a

Need For Versatility

which have

jugated.

been sub-

The pillaging of France's food stocks for the German

Army

and thinly disguised attempts to undermine Belgium's judi- clat system are typical exam- pics.

Reporting the systematic pillage of Yugoslavia, the "Times"

Occu-

were

in the dark-blue uniforms of correspondent in Istanbul says: human blotter to dry up the the A.T.A. there were Dutch, 1 blood. Не found મ sponge | Czechs, Poles, a Spaniard, a Dane ready in his hands,

and a Chinese mingling with their British Empire colleagues. Most "He treated the prisoner gently of the Americans are either civil for months. Wodehouse was stealthily groomed for stardom the most disreputable stardum in the world. the limelight of the Quislings,'

A Peaceful Night

Speaking directly to Wodehouse, Cassandra went on "You said on Berlin radio that you were unable to work up any kind of belliger- ent feeling about the war.

air line pilots, "crop dusters" (aviators who spray crops with! insecticide), or private owners, and they are flowing to Britain itt steadily increasing num-

bers.

"Immediately after the Jewish shops pation, all taken over by German commis- sioners Now has come the turn of all Yugoslav industrial enter- prises, the proprietors or share- holders of which have been com- pelled to sell their shares for a tenth of their value.

The price was paid in German marks, thus all industries have passed into German hands."

V

Those accepted are trained into most versatile fliers. One former glider pilot, who before the war had done only 70 hours of flying, left in an aerial taxi to deliver a A DARN GOOD IDEA Wellington bomber, a Spitfire and an American Tomahawk fighter. "Do you know Dulwich, Mr. Pay for an experienced pilot is Wodehouse? It is the suburb of between £600 and £700 a year. London where you went to school. The Americans, however, receive

"I was there one night not long, considerably more.

ago. Something happened that

might interest you. who feel so

calm and imperturbable.

"It was a peaceful night

untli

ᄆ 1000lb. of high

explosive hit the

with appalling

ground violence.

Soon there was ellence again.

Near me under five. .15, 50 tons

of rubble lay human beings. Most were dead, some wore alive, a few were dying. Your countrymen, Mr. Wodehouse!

Those with a "genuine patch" in their clothes will be admitted free to dances of an Ipswich church.

"Be patriotic, be patched, be sensible," is the slogan.

FACE DEATH TO HEAR

SYDNEY'S BROADCASTS

*

enemy-occupied or friendly territory.

un-

OWNERS OF ILLICIT WIRE•| who have smuggled their letters

Trom LESS RECEIVERS' IN NORWAY, "Rescue savads began work: ITALY, FRANCE AND FRENCH Some one called for silence. We listened with growing horror. I INDO-CHINA - WHERE POS

tered masonry and brickworka

,. ' -

Police "Fans"

from America, « partment's “fan · mail" comes

realised we were waiting to hear SESSION OF SETS MEANS Because listeners in enemy cries of agony and pain from DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT IF occupied or unfriendly territory beneath the crushing loads of bat- DISCOVERED HAVE SMUG. have such difficulty in reporting "Trapped, Mr. Wodehouse, GLED LETTERS OUT OF THEIR reception, the bulk of the de- trapped in a ghastly evil cage COUNTRIES TO THE DEPART of pain, made in Germany, 5%,

"You should have been there MENT OF INFORMATION Mr.Wodehouse-with-your-im- AUSTRALIA PRAISING OUR partiality and reasonableness SHORT WAVE BROADCASTS, perhaps even one of your famous little jokes."

As Frenchmen in awaited

TEN MINUTES' WORSHIP

Ten-minute services for Home Guards before they begin training

IN

Indo-China

Australian short-wave broad- casts are often relayed by American national networks -- fone network described "Australian- news commentators as "the sal- tlest in the world and even more

Japanese coming of the pungent than the Germans (when |

"but

garrison their they really go to "town" country they listened each night relays by other means are some-

times inade, X'. to the news from Australia for the latest developments.

One of the greatest problems |

on Sundays to keep alive during facing the Broadcasting Division the dislocation of ordinary life through the war the habit off the Department of Informa

public worship," are suggested by tion is to deviso means of re- the Bishop of Rochester.

plying to the scores of listeners

In Portland (Oregon), the Pólico Department regularly relaya Australian short-wave. broadcasts to polles card and police officers on patrol laten to, the famous kookaburra laugh during the poriada police "flashes" are not being broad- cast.

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