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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1938.

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. Blue Danube. Waliz

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Beauty...

A MOTOR TOUR

IN FRANCO'S SPAIN

HAVE lately returned from a ed and having my finger-prints taken, to take them with me to Aylla. Con- that I might be benighted, and worse

Was spasmodic. They still go dinneriesa, I struck my objec tour-perhaps it would be rubby experence, I might have been versation

crossing any troniter where currency thought I was Portuguese-but were tive, in military phrase, and could more correct to call it a jaunt is controlled. A small boy with on more interested in the car. My in- again travel at 80 kilometres per in my own car in Nationalist impressive technique on an adding quiry whether there was much doingt hour. Spain. It was hastily arranged machine worked out how

Never have I passed a touristically many on thele front, one of them answered and, because I dallied in the peselas I got for my English money at by laying his head on his upturned quieter time. No muides, no touts Be proud of the appearance of your Basses-Pyrenees, the Campania after the generosity of franes, but There is very little

affairs. of France, severely limited in noon discovered it was better than it roads. The time.

We started off,

automobile,

Keep the finish tooking like new by polishing or waxing .... • clean the windows and polish the chromium. These are all important steps towards

the beauty of your car,

But.

12-odd to the pound. It seemed little phim and closing hill rame on the body is intent on his own

annoy the guileless stranger. Every-

looked.

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In the magnificent, highway War naturally is mirrored that runs from San Sebastien via towns and Burgos, the present capl- I went alone, covered nearly 500 yards farter on but new hundred Burgos and Valladolid would be a tal, is filled with officers of all ranks paradise for the young sports-car and soldiers of all arma, The lower windows of the Cathedral are sand- lies in under a week, and was free ped before a vilin. It was the ance blood. The sports car is not seen in of the whole territory under Gen of the Military, the centrics seemed Spanish sinf officers allowed three habitants what not to do in our Ed-

Spoln to-day, but was told that bagged and notices warn the Franco's Government. My motive

Everyone except the was the purely clash one of the excessively busy. For nic there was hours to get from San Sebastian to raid. On the citadel, where our Ed- holiday maker. I went not to in- nothing to do but walch serious om- Burgos-100 miles or so, 1 can well ward I married Eleanor of Castile, For that FINISHED BEAUTY.vestinute, but increly to see and

100 and for that final step in giving your car enjoy. It was perfectly summed as cers and less serious senoritas deat belleve it. For if I was not sur some anti-aircraft guns point to the with the press of business and man-

iness and man- prised at the perfect order every-

clear skies. that smart different appearance, use by the Spanish offeinl at the frontier, kind, Very soon my guide beckon where, I expected the main roads to WHIZ WHITE TIRE COATING.

for whom I Alled up one of those ed me out again and I was following chow more signs of war use. WHIZ WHITE TIRE COATING Inquisitive forms which delight him through scarred Irun. An hour Approaching Madrid the pot-hole officialdom the world over. He nug and a half after leaving St. Jean-de- did begin to show itself and road re- gives your automobile that sougested that the purpose and object of Luz I drove through the crowded pairs were being actively pursued.

iny visit which I was required to streets of San Sebastion.

word-turismo.

after

Beauty

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1938,

Open Your Hearts

1

Also for nome 20 miles south of

FOREIGNERS AT BURGOS

stufe Won cavered by the single The summer capital of the former Valladolid a new top dressing rather ed me of Cairo in the Great War,

Eleventh-hour preliminaries in London proved easy enough. True,

.

By H. E. WORTHAM

convales- spoilt the motor's freedom of style. ed for an enly Italian I came

The atmosphere of Burgos remind-

with the newly opened Condestable Hotel as its Shepheard's. Of the palpable foreigners there 1 counted three Frenchmen-hommes d'afaires the A.A. pointed out that the inter-

-one

one German, who might have paas- national carnet now specifically ex- Spain is full of soldiers,

and two English- cluded Spain, and that I must there- cents, in training or on leave. It also Otherwise, through what Baedeker women. The fore make special arrangements about

containa 60,000

refugeen. Every- unjustifiably calls the dreary plains across wan the bartender. He does my car with the Nationalist Spanish where onc

the sign of Castle, the main national roads not do much business and I tried to authorities in London. These as- Refugio. One church so marked bore approach the best French standard, brighten his existence at apertik sured me I should have no difficulty, the Indication that it could shelter Not the secondary roads, however, time-which Insts till 10 or 10.30

del p.. and leaving three photographs with 400. But it San Sebastion is pulling Going from Avi

Avila to Medina them I was on if I called at the its weight in the war, and the num- Campo by a shot or Pablo Merry 4,000ft in the air, was the only city I cut, with the en- If wind-swept Avila, with its head ress office in St. Jean-de- ber of steamers unloading in the ad- couragement of Lizz everything would be ready. incent harbour Indicated that it was del Val-son of the former Spanish visited which seemed remote from not only a pleasure retort, it retains Ambarındor-who now occupies an the war-in fact it is only about 40 THE FRENCH BORDER its light-hearted atmosphere. There important post at Burgos, my difficul- mites from the nearest front-the

In the crowd ties increased to such an extent that coun was more animation

Spr

comes across

A British visa at the Passport ofce parading the Concha Bay front that I decided to return across country 10 ryside everywhere was Hviny is

This

menu

the main Madrid-Burgos rond.

"KEY OF CASTILE"

life. Men, women and child- ren were busy threshing and garner- ing. Flocks of sheep in the dusty stubble reminded me of Don Quixote's famous adventure. There was none

1 received in a quarter of an hour evening than I had seen in France at the only formality being my signing Diarritz or Arcachon, a form promising not to take any part in the war. The French Emis perhaps, is because Spaniards promenade when Frenchmen dine. At bassy added their visa with even

I did so at Arevalo, a magnificently for me. The nearest I came to ad- the hotel, where, with officist help. I more businesslike despatch.

secured a bed, I noticed that the situated little town which cannot venture was when I had stopped to At St. Jean-de-Luz, on the Basque Spanish hour for dinner was not ap- have altered since Philip II. Its explore a village and returned to find

preelably

advanced by Gen. Franco's castle, splendid and semi-ruinous, my car the centre of a herd, with a duly met an frontier of France, i oilleial of the National Spanish Minis- ukate. The bore no sign of confirmed Bardeler's statement that bull meditatively gazing at the bon- net. A small herdsman at once had which look after Journalials and war scarelly. The bread was expel it was once the key of Castile. try.

contrast to that After filing up with petrol-sta- THER ENGLISH and the tourists. When, in his wake, I drove lent-in pleasant

Finally, my "lurismo" over, I turn- my small but energetle GB car to the-which one-now-has-in-Italy. It-tions: as, in France and England are the situation in hand. vernacular newspapers in

the demand ed my car north-eastward and said French

Hendaye its fact, hnart from being unduly crowd- more Hongkong will doubtless join pussage excited a mild interest in the ed, the only sign of war in the func- war anti followed the cager, but goodbye to the country, which, an ate tloning of what used to be consider to me barely comprehensible, indica- some have it, is ruled by rebels at habitually congregate sightseers who the Telegraph in commending to the French end of the bridge. ed the best hotel in Spain was that, tions of the natives, and for 10 miles the behest of foreigners. When I the public the appeal for dona- They come in charabanes and in to save current, the lift was out of and more went along such tracks us made up my expenses sheet at St. jolted S. Teresa in her numerous Jean-de-Luz I found that I had spent tions towards the fund opened private cars-on bicycles, too. They action.

But Journeys from Avila. the bridge which

aprings 1 0s 0d a day--including the run- for the relief of the unfortunate

and lyres held, and after thinking ning expenses of the car. victims of Japanese aggression in Kwangtung.

In providing a refugee camp and one meal a day for refugees at Kam Tin, Government has provided the barest minimum. Nor could it do otherwise in view of financial difficulties attendant

douanes

stand and gaze at

plentiful than

joins Spain to France. They watch: PETROL PRICES LOW the barriers at either end, raised for

My bill next morning told me that the passage of an occasional car or lorry, and then immediately lowered National Spain had also staved off again. They see a trickle of pede- war pricco-an impression strengthen-

WHEN YOU MAKE A SPEECH strians passing across, their luggage cd when I discovered that petrol was sometimes in a wheelbarrow. They is 3d a gallon.

was suggested to me that it medern world seems to be Nervous At First look into Spain and at a distant pros-

divided ino two classes—those peet of cars by the side of the road, should visit the War Muscum which proves, when you get there, to captured trophies, to which a fine

Secondly, you will be nervous at example of the latest Renault tank who speak and those who are spoken be a taxi-rank.

to. Everybody now-a-days had just been added. I was content

who first. But don't worry. All the speakers The fascination which draws them to spend the earlier morning in nor-is a position of any responsibility rates

were-Lloyd George, Mussolini, Roosevelt. And itself and in the consequent divorce defeats by bootblacks, who have a

Windsor.

FINGER-PRINTS TAKEN

ni

cows and fowls.

upon promiscuous aid to the un- there lies in Spain being at war with mal sightseeing. This included two has at some time to uiter the pre-j the remedy is, 'practice. Anywhere fortunates who have cast them-of Hendaye and Irun, formerly almost fine offensive spirit in approaching minary formula: "Mr. Chairman, and everywhere, In your bedroom, Ladies and Gentlemen." Tot how facing your mirror, in a bath, facing selves upon the sanctuary and a good neighbours as Elon and likely clients.

Then, after calling for the safe few good speeches one hears.

Know what you mercy of this British Colony.

as I had been told to do

I set out to discover Spain, himself, and who has to listen to a

As one who speaks a good deal are going to say with a confidence We feel confident, however,

that will forbid you to slip up. Soon I discovered the sufc-conduct's great deal more, I know that many When you are speaking, fry to that the British people of

usefulness. For where the road forks

adirappolating speech could have get worked up and intenst, as if your Hongkong, who live in comfort

If not a necessity, my guide, who to Burgos and Bilbao fully accoutred

been turned into a really convincing speech were the only thing that mat- effort if the speaker had observed tered. You would make a very good and security in the midst of carried courtesy to dangerous lengths gendarmes stopped me. They want- cd "documentos"-otherwise the in looking round to see if my car was salvo conducto" which authorised

ertain golden rules.

speech if someone suddenly socked war among people who are our duly following his, was certainly a

Let us assume that shortly-say, heat, force, and colour--which in you in the faw. You would have D(on) Hugh Wortham to circulate neighbours and friends, will not luxury. My Spanish was far too

holldays-you have for the first time to face your nudlence. munication with frontier officials, cluding the fronts.

The same thing happened about to make n speech in public. How; day by the Emergency Relief With his help was soon through.

The carnet proved perfectly accept-ce every 100 miles or so. Some- you ask yourself nervously, are you! Committee of Hongkong. When The, not less because the fusion times it was only to ask if I would going to get over it?

give a lift-usually to a soldier or of Spain, I was told, was the work of soldiers. Once I carried a gendarme make you into a geod speaker. No pare, See to it that all your facts

Let me say right away that I can't the Valencia Government,

himself-and Ilko his French body can. That is up to yourself PRA

and statements are number. Apart from the

No one attempted to check my car brothers, the Spanish gendarmy is a entirely.

thoroughly But I do say this, that checked and investigated by your- three personage of consequence and dig there a little chance of your speech self. You must get so on top of minute business of being photograph- nity. His thanks when he alighted being a fallure If you take hold of your subject that it becomes as much

wis an interesting though were magnificently phrased which

SOLDIERS FROM FRONT

ignore the appeal made yester-Lilianate to be ready means of com- troughout the freed territories, in- just after your return from your what you want when you stand up

it is considered that the price of

a tin of cigarettes, of ad- mission to a cinema house or of

a "spot" in the hotel will bring some modicum of happiness to helpless people whose only sin

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land

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My most amusing soldiers were a

these rules.

With proper practice goes proper preparation. It was Bald of Str James Earrle that a speech of ten minutes took him ten hours to pre

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to part of your experience for tho First you want to be quite honest. time being as your most vivid and Which means that you must speak lasting experiences in the past. You about something that interests you will then have an Inner urge and a Although you may not think so, that feeling that you have something to is a vitally important rule. A good say that will almost say itself. speech must be sincere. An au-

dience detents right away insincerity No "Canned" Talk or worked-up enthusiasm,

CRIN AND BEAR IT

is that they lived in peace and supply without adequate garri contentment in

vic-sons may not work this time. timised by militaristic aggres- The greatest disaster in the couple returning more or less fully sion, there can surely be no history

of her Army was in-equipped from the Madrid lines. It by the Chinese at became my job, after asking the way, stinting on the part of the flicted

Taierhchwang through over- residents of Hongkong.

confidence: the same thing may Money is urgently needed to happen in Kwangtung. provide milk and food for in-

Wrichow may prove the nocent babies and their Achilles heel. It is particularly mothers; clothing and blankets | susceptible to counter-attack by are needed for the old and in- the Chinese troops, of whom a firm to protect them from bitter considerable number must be in winter winds which will so soon the vicinity, and if they succeed in reducing the ridiculously in- sweep down the mountains sur- rounding Kam Tin; and help in the East River city, Japan's, adequate Japanese garrison at other directions is needed to 30,000 men thrusting west of provide these poor people with Tsengcheng towards the Cantou- other amenities. Cash dona-Hankow Railway will face de- tions may be sent to Mr. M. Y. feat in comparison with which Talerhchwang may be insignifi- Tang, Manager of the Bank of

cant. No army, of 80,000 men Canton and Treasurer of the can march eighty miles into Emergency Refugee Committee, hostile lands without leaving an either at the Bank of Canton or equal number of troops to do- Chartered Bank. Donations of fend its long line of communica- food and warm clothing should tons, along which vital muni- bo left to St. John's Cathedral tone, roplenishments, supplies must pasA and reinforcements Hall, 'St. Andrew's Church or

unmolested. the European Y.M.C.A, in Kow- loon.

Brilliant leaders of armies have relied on Lady Luck in the

A tin of milk purchased from past, but in every case their

the compradore when you, Mrs. cause has ended Ingloriously.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. Housewife, fill in your order Japan's unknown leader in the

By Lichty

COUNT THE

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EVERYWHERE

JAPA

book to-night may save a baby's present invasion-the name of life.

four Generals have been mentioned-appears have "Strategy" versus Strategy tempted disaster in his haato to roach Canton in a manner that [APAN'S OLD TRICK of must amazo

the most extending lines of com-junior subaltern in neutral munication far from bases of armics.

to

evan

"Ask them if they have a passenger list--the chief, would like a manu"

not

Don't memoriae! You

will carry full conviction with a “canned" talk. You will be thinking of words, not ideas. You will lack colour and heat. But think over and over what you are going to say-practles with-

out

memorising the form your speech is to take. When you do stand up you will know the sequence of your Ideas, and if you feel keenly, f you have conviction, the words will come. Maybe your talk will be cruds, the phraseology awicward in paris, but your performance will be human and natural, not a mechanical voice-recording of yourself.

If you find gesture a natural oc- tion, use it. Personally, I use gesture to warm me up, to get my speech under way. But unlzas you. find gestures quite natural-the rais- ed forefinger, the outstretched hands, the clenched fist, and BQ on-don't adopt them.

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And no funny stories! Humour is.! the most difficult thing in speech- making to put across. Don't try it beginner. With practice you can pull a joke. But if it tolls "nat cut out funny stories from your speeches. When you try to be funny. the audience simply becomes em- barrassed.

Slop

How long will you speak? Don't speak for more than 15 minutes. when your audience is still on- xious for you to go on. Don't give chance to be tired. "The

people

most famous speech of modern times, as you know, is Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg. It In ninde up of ten Rentences, and took less than five: minutes to deliver, Even a very interesting speaker with a very in- teresting subject does well to hra Inte betere taking more than twice as much time as Lincoln.

A. C. D.

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