1938-10-21 — Page 34

THE HONGKONng Telegraph, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1988.

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A MOTOR TOUR

IN FRANCO'S SPAIN

In my own car in Nationalist controlled. A small boy with on more interested in the ear. My in- ngain travel

looked.

per

HAVE Intely returned from a ed and having my finger-prints taken, to take them with me to Avila. Con- that I might be benighted, and worso WAR spasmodic. They will go dinnericas, I struck my objec- tour-perhaps it would be rubby experence, I might have been versation more correct to call it a jaunt crossing any trontier where currency thought I was Portuguese-but were tive, in military phrase, and could

at 00 kilometres Impressive technique on an adding quiry whether there was much doing hour. Spain. It was hastily arranged maching worked out how

Never have I passed a touristically many on their front, one of them answered and, because I dallied in the pesetas I got for my English money at by laying his head on his upturned quieter time. No guides, no toute

52-odd to the pound. It seemed little palm and closing his eyes.

annoy the guileless stranger. Every- Be proud of the appearance of your Bassos-Pyrenees, the Campania after the generosity of franes, but I There is very little traffic on the body is intent on his own affairs, of France, severely limited in soon discovered It was better than it roads. The magnificent highway War naturally is mirrored in, the that runs from San Sebastian via towns and Burgos, the present capi- time.

We started off, but a few hundred Burgos and Valladolid would be a tal, is filed with officers of all ranks I went alone, covered nearly 800 yards farther on my pilot car stop- paradise for the young sports-car and soldiers of all arms. The lower miles in under a week, and was free ped before a villa. It was the office blood. The sports car la not seen in windows of the Cathedral are sand- of the whole territory under Gen. of the Military Commandant of Irun, Spain to-day, but I was told that bagged and notices warn the In- Franco's Government. My molive Everyone except the scntries seemed Spanish staff officers allowed three habitants what not to do in an air was the purely selfish one of the excessively busy. For me there was hours to get from San Sebastian to rald. On the citadel, where our Ed- holiday maker. I went not to in- nothing to do but watch serious offi- Burgos-100 miles or so. 1 can well ward I. married Eleanor of Castile, vestigate, but merely to see and cers and less serious senoritas deal believe it. For if I was not sur- some anti-aircraft guns point to the

that smart different appearance, use by

It was perfectly summed up with the press of business and man- prised at the perfect order every- clear skies. WHIZ WITE TIRE COATING. for whom I filled up one of those ed me out again and I was following show more signs of war use.

Inquisitive forms

delight him through scarred Irun. An hour which

Approaching Madrid the pat-hole offeinldom the world over. He sug- and a half after leaving St. Jean-de- did begin to show itself and road re- gested that the purpose and object of Luz I drove through the crowded pales were being actively pursued. my visit which I was required to atreels of San Sebastian.

Also for some 20 miles south of state was covered by the single The summer capital of the former Valladolid a new top dressing rather

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1938.

Open Your Hearts

word-turismo.

preliminarico

In

Eleventh-hour London proved easy enough. True,

.

By H. E. WORTHAM

bore

FOREIGNERS AT BURGOS

The atmosphere of Burgos remind- me of Cairo in the Great War, with the newly opened Condestable Hotel as its Shepheard's. Of the palpable foreigners there I counted three Frenchmen-hommes d'affaires one German, who might have pass-

and child-

the A.A. pointed out that the Inter- national carnet now specifically ex- Spain is full of soldiers, convales- spoilt the motor's freedom of style. ed for on engineer, and two English- cluded Spain, and that I must there cents, in training or on leave. It also Otherwise, through what Baedeker women. The only Italian I came fore make specia: arrangements about

contains 60,000 refugees. Every- unjustiBably calls the drency plains accost was the bartender. He does my car with the Nationalist Spanish where one comes across the sign authorities in London. These As Refugio. One church so marked of Castile, the main national reads not do much business and I tried to nt aperiit sured me I should have no dificulty. the Indication that it could she approach the best French standard, brighten his existence

Not the accondary roads, however, time-which lasts till 10 or 10.30 and leaving three photographs with 400. But if San Sebastian is pulling Going from Avila to Medina, dei p.m.

cm I was felt than if I enfiled at the its weight in the war, and the num- Campo by it or Sanor Pablo Merry 4,000ft in the air, was the only clly I a short cut, with the en- If wind-swept Avila, with its head Span ress office in St. Jean-de- ber of steamers unloading in the ad- couragement of | Luz everytitog would be ready. Jacent hinrbour Indiented that it was del Val--son of the former Spanish visited, which seemed remote from not only a pleasure retort, it retains Ambassador-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- mlics from the nearest front-the

animation wag more

in the crowd ties increased to such an extent that countryside everywhere was living its A British visa at the Passport office parading the Concha Bay front that I decided to return across country to normal life. Men, women I received in a quarter of an hour, evening than I had seen in France at the main Madrid-Burgos rond. the only formality being my signing Biarritz or Arcachon.

ren were busy threshing and garner- ing. Flocks of sheep in

The dusty a form promising not to take any

stubble reminded me of

me of Don Quixote's. part in the war. The French Em-

fainous adventure. There was none bassy added their visa with even promenade when Frenchmen dine. At

hatel, where, with official help, I I did so at Arevalo, a magnificently for me. The nearest I came to ad- 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 semi-ruinous, my car the centre of a herd, with a frontier of France, I duly met an preciably advanced by Gen. Franco's castle, splendid and oficial of the National Spanish Minis- kase. The menu bore no sign of confirmed Baedeker's statement that bull meditatively gazing at the bon- try, which look after journalists and

net. A small herdsman at once had After Allinit up with petrol-ala- the situation in hand,

as in France and England are Finally, my "turismo" over, I turn-

the demand ed plentiful than

my car north-castward and sald warrants followed the eager, but goodbye to the country which, as to me barely comprehensible, indien- some have it, is ruled by rebris at tions of the natives, and for 10 miles the behest of foreigners. When I and more went along such tracks as made up my expenses sheet at St. Jolted S. Teresa in her numerous Jean-de-Luz I found that I had spent Journeys from Avilu. But springs £1 Os Od the run-

This perhaps, is

is because Spanlords

The

"KEY OF CASTILE"

OTHER ENGLISH and the tourists, When, in his walte, I drove lent-in pleasant brend was excel. it was once the key of Castile.

contrast to that one now has in Italy. In vernacular newspapers in my small but energetic GB car to the which

French douanes મા

its fact, apart from being unduly crowd- more at Hendaye Hongkong will doubtless join passage exelted a mild interest in the ed, the only sign of war in the func who habitually sightseers

congregate tioning of what used to be consider the Telegraph in commending to at the French end of the bridge, ed the best hotel in Spain was that, the public the appeal for dona- They come in charabones and in to save current, the lift was out of tions towards the fund opened stand and gaze at the bridge watch

private carson bley les, too. They action. for relief

fictime rol of of the unfortunate

in Kwangtung.

In providing a refugee camp

joins Spain to France. They watch PETROL PRICES LOW and tyres held, and after thing nin o que a day--including

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 of

sometimes in a wheelbarrow. They is 3d a gallon. strians passing across, their luggage

look into Spain and at a distant pros

selves upon the sanctuary and as good neighbours un Elon and likely clienta, calling for the site few good speeches one hears.

Windsor.

:

FINGER-PRINTS'

TAKEN

the

And

Committee of Hongkong. When The carnet proved perfectly ncernt- once every 100 miles or so. Some-you ask yourself nervously, are you preparation. It was said of Sir

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

No one attempted to check my car number. Aport from the three minute business of being photograph- which was an interesting though

himself-and

SOLDIERS FROM FRONT

parc.

Gro

again. They see a trickle of pede ed when I discovered that petrol was WHEN YOU MAKE A SPEECH and one meal a day for refugees

It was suggested to me that ITIE modern world seems to be Nervous At First at Kam Tin, Government has

divided ino two classes-those provided the barest minimum, peci of ears by the side of the road, should visit the War Muscum of which proves, when you get there, to captured trophies, to which a fine Nor could it do otherwise in view be a taxi-rank,

Secondly, you will be nervous at example of the latest Rennult tank who speak and those who are spoken had

to. Everybody been added. I was content

But don't worry. now-a-days. who first. Just

All the of financial difficulties attendantį The fascination which draws them to spend the carlier morning in nor-fills a position of any responsibility realest speakers were-Lloyd upon promiscuous aid to the un- there lies in Spain being at war with mal sightseeing. This included two has at some time to utter the pre- the remedy is, practice. Anywhere

George, Mussolini, Roosevelt. itself and in the consequent divorce defeats by bootblacks, who have a fortunates who have enst them-of Hendaye and Irun, formerly almost fine offensive spirit in approaching Ladies and Gentlemen."

liminary formula:-"Mr. Chairman, and everywhere. In your bedroom,. Yet how facing your mirror, in a bath, facing Then, after

cows and fowls. Know what you mercy of this British Colony.

conduct, as 1

bad been told to do

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

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

that will forbid you to rip up. Soon I discovered the safe-conduct's great deal more, I know that many that the British people of

When you are speaking, try to usefulness. For where the road forks

a disappointing spetch could have; Eet worked up and intense, 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- and security in the midst of cartled courtesy to dangerous lengths gendarmes stopped me. They want

effort if the speaker had observed tered. You would make a very good ed In looking round to see if my car was "galvo conducto" which authorised

"documentos" otherwise

ecrtain golden rules.

speech if someone suddenly socked war among people who are our duly following his, was certainly a Dion) Hugh Wortham to circulate Let us assume that shortly say heat, force, and colour which is you in the jaw. You would have neighbours and friends, will not luxury. My Spanish was far too throughout the freed territories, in-

just after your return from your what you want when you stand up ignore the appeal made yester-Italianate to be ready means of com-

the fronts.

holidays you have for the first time to face your audience. munication with frontier officials, cluding

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

With proper practice goes proper ablr, not less because the exclusion times it was only to ask if I would going to get over it?

Let me say right away that I can't minutes took him ten hours to pre- James Earrie that speech of ten of Spain, I was told, was the work of Give a lift-usually to a soldier or

inters. Once I carried a gendarme make you into a gend speaker. Nor

like the Valencia Government.

it that all your facts to See his French

can. That is up to yourself brothers, the Spanish gendarme is a

entirely.

statements But I do say this, that checked and investigated by your

and

thoroughly personage of consequence and dig there is ittle chance of your speech nity. His links when he alighted being a failure if you take hold of self. You must get so on top of were magalßcently phrased.

these rules.

your subject that it becomes as much a part of your experience for the First you want to be quite honest. time being as your most vivid and Which means that you must speak Inating experiences in the past. You is that they lived in peace and supply without adequate garri-

about something that interests you. will then have an inner urge ond a contentment in land vic-sons may not work this time.

Although you may not think so, that feeling that you have something to timised by militaristic aggres- The greatest disaster in the couple returning inore or less fully speech must be sincere.

My most amusing soldiers were a is vitally important rule. A good say that will almost say itself. sion, there can surely be no history of her Army was in-cquipped from the Madrid lines. It dience detests right away insincerity No "Canned" Talk stinting on the part of the flicted by residents of Hongkong.

Money is urgently needed to provide milk and food for in-

Waichow 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 sweep down the mountains sur- adequate Japanese garrison at in reducing the ridiculously in- rounding Kam Tin; and help in the East River city, Japan's, other directions is needed to 30,000

men thrusting west of provide these poor people with Tsengcheng towards the Canton- other ́amenitles, Cash dona- Hankow Railway will face de- tions may be sent to Mr. M. Y. feat in comparison with which Taierhchwang may be insignifi- Tang, Manager of the Bank of Canton and Treasurer of the cant. No army of 30,000 men 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 de- Chartered Bank. Donations of fend its long line of communica- food and warm clothing should tlons, along which vital muni- be left to St. John's Cathedral tions, replenishments, supplies and reinforcements must pass Hull, St. Andrew's Church or

unmolested.

the European Y.M.C.A. in Kow-

loon.

the Chinese at became my job, after asking the way,

over- Taierhchwang through confidence: the same thing may. happen in Kwangtung.

Brillant leaders of armies havo relied on Lady Luck in the

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

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

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four Generals have been

to mentioned-appears.

have "Strategy" versus Strategy tempted disaster in his haste to reach Canton in a manner that [APAN'S OLD TRICK of must

amazo even the most extending lines of com- junior Bubaltern in munication far from bases of armlos.

JAPA

neutral

or worked-up enthusiasm.

CRIN AND BEAR IT

An au-

By Lichty

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

menu"

Don't memoriset You will nol carry full conviction with a "canned" talk. You will be thinking of words, not idens. You will lack colour and heat. But think over and over what you are going to say-practise with- out memorising the form your speech is to take. When you do sand

up you will know the sequence- of your ideas, and if you feel keenly, you have conviction, the words come. Maybe your talk will be crude, the phrazcology awkward in parts, but your performance will be human and natural, not a mechanical volce-recording yourself.

use it. Personally, 1

use

If you find gesture a natural ac tion. gesture to warm me up, to get my speech under way. But unless you And gestures quile natural-the rais- ed foreßnger, the outstretched hands, the clenched flat, and so on-don'l· adopt themi.

And no funny storiest Humour is the most difficult thing in speech- making to put across. Don't try it La beginner. With practico you can pull n joke. But it falls fiat cut out funny stories from your speeches. When you try to be funny the audience simply becomes em- barrassed,

How long will you speak? Don't speak for more than 15 minutes. Stop when your audience is sill an- xlous for you to go on. Don't give people a chance to be tired. The most famous speech of modern umes as you know, is Lincoln's speech Gettysburg. It is made up of ten sentences, and took lens than five minutes to deliver.

Even a very Interesting speaker with a very the teresting subject doca well to heat- tute before taking more than twice ng much time na Lincoln,

A..O. D.