1938-01-11 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

JANUARY

11, 1938.

TOGOLAND BY

CAPTURED

Two Men And A White Flag: 'Gen. Togo' Talks

By JOHN RICKMAN

Twenty-three years after he planned and carried out one of the most audacious campaigns of the Great War, Lieut.-Col. Frederick Carkeet Bryant "General Togo" to 1914 War Office chiefs-received, recently the first public tribute to his coup.

Within a few days of the outbreak of war he bluffed It the Germans out of the key positions in Togoland. was a master stroke which resulted in the fall of Kamena, then the second biggest wireless station in the world.

The story was first told recently by Major-General Sir Reginald Hoskins and Lord Davidson at the Ashridge Fellowship reunion at the Bonar Law College, Berk- hamsted; Hertfordshire.

Determined to find this inan whose left the town in the early hours. praises had been so tardily sung. "When I heard that my plan had inquired for him near Market Har- succeeded and that the Germans had borough, where, until recently, he has even been bluffed into leaving their my entire ridden hard to hounds year after rifles behind, shipped

nel a few year, but it was in seporife clutches force of 1,000 natives

of an armchair in the Bath Clubs that French, police and white volunteers,

from Acera to Lome. I finally ran in to earth.

we

pushed up country from Lome. "Fog kept me here"-his words

I bluffed came to me through the haze of after-serapping all the time.

vacated luncheon tobacco smoke. "Lucky to gain, and our opponents

me. Let's

somewhere Kamena, thus leaving their vitally fresher." We did, and as we walked Important radio station in our hands.

enich

he told me....

"I was in Kumast at the beglin- ning of August 14. Both my chief and the second in command were in England, and I captain in the Gold Coast Frontier Force. was senior officer in their ab- sence.

Kamena was in nightly touch with Berlin, even in those days.

"And that," said 'General Togo." "s all I can say about that. Never talk about it as a rule."

This is how Sir Reginald Hoskina, who was at the Colonial Ofice during the war, told the story at the Ash-

"I realised that speed was egen-ridge Fellowship recently.

tinl, so I cabled the Colonal Ofice that

1

"One day we received a code mes-

I was going to act. Togoland being ge from a young subaltern in the a neighbour to the Gold Coast and a Cameroons, who had under his com- German possession, I knew I had to mand 'two men and a boy, announ- do something about it.

PRINCESS WEDS WRESTLER-Despite her father's threat to disinherit her, Princess Baba, youngest daughter of the British Rajali of Barawak, in northern Borneo, was married to Bob Gregory, claimant of the European beavyweight wrestling tile. Above, they leave the Marylebone registry office, London, after the ceremony. She gave her name an Valeria Brooke.

Rich

As Hobo

Boy Finds Life

Too Tough

New York.

Alfred Knopf, junior son of a prominent and wealthy New York publisher, sat in Salt Lake City Police Station recently, his feet bare and grimy, his skirt and trousers torn. Knopf disappeared · recently. | "While we were preparing a suit-Pollee of eight States, urged by his

their "I gave orders at once la a Cap-fable cabin to send him another cable parents who feared that tain Barker and a Mr. Newlands, who arrived saying that he had made a might have been kidnapped, searched was attached to the political branch reconaissance of the enemy's position for him.

FORCE OF 1,000

eing that he was going to take Togo- Janick,

sun

I rearched through the advertise- ments, and I walked for miles and miles.

"In all the seven days 1 stept in a bed only once. Truck drivers were For the kindest people of all to me. the most part people seemed to be a

of snobs.

BLUFF

AROUND THE EMPIRE

AUSTRALIA AND NEW GUINEA

Sydney.

The Federal Government has de- clded

as the Rabaul to abandon capital of the mandated territory of New Guinea,

The decision, which was announced to-day in the speech of Lord Gowrie, the Governor-General, at the open- ing of the new Purlintment, has been taken because of the danger from volcanic eruptions.

Itabaul, the chief town of New Britain faland, was visited by a dis- astrous cruption in May. An expert on volennoes, from the Dutch East Indies, has reported that the town will be always linble to a recurrence.

The future capital has not yet been definitely decided upon. It is believed, however, that it will be Salomanua,

Attitude to Anglo-U.S. Talks Lord Gowrie declared, In his speech at the opening of Parliament, that Government would the Australian welcome a cordial understanding be- tween Great Britain and the Unlied States. Australia was prepared to play her pari in the conclusion of a satisfactory understanding provided Australian interests were adequately safeguarded.

£8,000,000 Lean-The new inter- nal public works loan of £8,000,000, the issue of which was announced by Mr. R. G. Casey, Commonwealth Treasurer, yesterday, has been well received,

Referendum In Victoria. Mr. Dunstan, Premier of Victoria, pro- poses, with Socialist support, to sub- mit the Legislative Council Reform Bill to a referendum in February or March should the Council full to ac- eept it.

Infantile Paralysis-The

thou- sandth ease and the 57th death in the Infantile paralysis outbreak in Vic- toria have just been reported.

The epidemic started at the end of June. The State Government has invited Sister Elizabeth Kenny, the Austra- Han nurse, whose method of treat-

bunch telegram "Why did I run out when my ment was tried by the L.C.C. in

Dext Late one night detectives found of the Colonial Service, to go to Lome, and intended to attack. The

and carrying a morning another message arrived say him at Salt Lake City, and took him the German port. white flag to enter the town and telling that he had attacked and that alt to jail. Then Knopf sent the Germans that large forces were i was well. advancing on the town from several directions.

"They did this. There was a heat-i

"By this time we called him Gen-| crat Topu."

Lord Davidson said that the young; ed discussion during the night be-jofficer's telegram was, "Togoland sur- tween the Germans, but at last they rendered to me 8 a.m."

How much

do you KNOW

about

Whisky?

asks

Johnnie Walker

family's got money? I wanted to do July, to visit Victoria and give her

to his father asking for money.

Knapt said that he had tried the Ufe of a vagrant and hobo For a something myself." Knopf flew back werk. He found it tough.

"Klich-liked through half a later in the day. dozen towİLS searching for a Job.

Do you know that whisky should mature for years in cask before it is bottled ?

Do you know that every whisky used in the blending of Johnnie Walker has been matured for long years in oak casks to bring out its finest qualities ?.

Do you know that Johnnie Walker

is blended from these many good whiskies in order to make a better whisky?

Do you know that Johnnie Walker has a "roundness" or smooth- ness, and a specially clean and refreshing charm of flavour?

Then you know just a few of the reasons for asking for Johnnie Walker by name.

JOHNNIE WALKER

Born 1820

·still going strong

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INDIA

CHILD'S LIFE

VALUED

BY A POEM

SERIOUS SITUATION IN CAWNPORE

Calcutta.

The labour unrest fostered in the past few months by agitators in Cawnpore. United Provinces, threa- lens to reach crisis. The mill- Mr. Justice Greaves-Lord owners have withdrawn recognition quoted verses on life (Du of the Mazdur Sabha organisation, Maurier 1834-1896) in the which purports to represent the mill-

workers. King's Bench Division recently,j "when" awarding ET,500-damages to the father and twin sister of a child street accident victim for the loss of the normal expeeta- tion of her life.

The child, Hilda Peggy Truby fleld, aged eight, was run over in a Chelter- hum street last February by a Great Western Railway Company dray, The judge quoted:

"A little work, a little play To keep us going- And so, good day.

"A little warmth, a little light Of love's bestowing-

And so, good night,

"A little fun to match the sorrow

Of each day's going

And so, good morrow,"

During the whole of this year_the celton mills have been in a ferment, strike fallowing strike without any shadow of justification.

The secretary of the Mazdur Sabha and 13 other persons were to-day prohibited by the District Mugistrate from publishing pamphlets or making peeches for two months.

Sir Harry Haig, the Governor of the United Provinces, is now in Cawnpore endeavouring to prevent an ugly situation becoming worse,

Calcutta's Vulnerability—"I do not desire to be alarmist, but I must remind you that Calcutta, which was! a safe and prosperous city in the last war, will in the next be vulner- able to enemy action", said Mr. G. T Ilogg. Chlef Secretary to the Gov-

Claims were made by the father, ernment of Bengal, proposing the Thomas Charles Trubyfield, and the toast of the Imperial Forces, at the twin sister, Joyce Muriel Trubyfeld, St. Andrew's Day dinner,

of Swinton Road, Cheltenham. Joyce

sought damages for the shoci: suffered. | SOUTH AFRICA

at seeing Hilda killed.

ON THEIR WAY HOME

'DICK WHITTINGTON'

OF THE RAND

The children were on their way! Thome in Swinton Road when dh collided with the horse and dray,

Cape Town. which was emerging from a yard and Dick Whittington of the Rand," who Mr. Charles Walters, known as the crossing the pavement.

The railway company denied that has been Mayor of Johannesburg and tlicir driver Was negligent,

and was a City Councillor for 20 years, pleaded that there was contributory has died at the age of 71,

He

| negligence on the part of the child.

was born in England, and Mr. Justice Greaves-Lord found arrived in Johannesburg penniless that the only effective negligence was in the days of the pioneers. He that of the driver of the dray.

He said the claim for the loss of Inter became a director of the city's) the normal expectation of life pre- fargest brickmaking firm. sented a difcuit problem. The period Arrest of Natives The Unlon

Hirl,

started

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AMERICAN ns a vegetable seller, and

by which her *te had been shortened Commissioner of Police has issued a was the diffe..nce between her age circular to all police officers to use at death

the normal span of life less force when arresting natives. of such

Earl Howe's Loss-Earl flowe, the Everybody had a sort of general racing motorist, who arrived in Cape notion of the likelihood of life, and Town on Friday, lost a parcel on his everybody was a little inclined to way to the Rand, It contained his look on the optimistic side.

driving licences, pansport, and return What had really to be valued was steamer tlcicet. life as a whole, with all its various incidents, and apparently with certain strict restrictions.

TERRORS OF CHILD LIFE

In regard to a very young infant, the question of probability had to taken very seriously Into account, because any infant had to meet ali the terrors of child life and such nilment.

Named After Lord Numeld-A at Springs on the new township Hand has been named nfier Lord Numeld.

STATE CINEMA FOR

BURMA

Calculta.

A Slate broadcasting station, a

What was life going to be worth to Slate cinema and a Slate school of

might

features of the a healthy young woman as the child fine arts are the

policy of the present have become, earning her own education Ilving with dependent parents to Government of Burma, whom she would be discharging her The polley Includes a State trans-1

bureau to create cheap. duty, and with some prospects oflation

and aburtdant Burmese marriage?

subjects of inass in- terest and Importance.-Reuter.

popular, Slay of execution was granted,iterature on pending notice of appeal.

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