1939-01-27 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1989.

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T WAS but a tiny and tion, indeed the facts are evident

and speech superfluous. solitary, albeit green

and pleasant, plateau. people complaining. Must get "Well, you can't stay here- He gazed up speculatively out chop-chop, savvy?" and longingly at the inacces-

lay.

The derelict expostulates, sible height upon which it though half-heartedly and dis- mally. Where can he go? He does not

want n camp. He Tattered and forlorn he wants to find 'work. was, old in aspect but not

"None of my business, John,

in years, bent and lean, you've got to quit, and quick, ghastly-complexioned.

too. I'll be back to-morrow and

Might he do it? There at If you're still here... 1? least was peace and safety-if

Hongkong Telegraph. he could attain it!

PEOPLE

On three consecutive days he RESINE DOESN'T much relish his job; has more than a reconnoitred, finally that he would risk whatever underdog, and something about sneaking sympathy with the

cliff a

deciding

against the night .

A refuge he would have|

W

MRS. MOREBRIDGE, from her cosy apartment, stepped to the verandah und looked upon the busy street.

THE EXILE OF

TO-DAY the ex-Kalser is 80. The spectaele uf the once "All Highest" spending the evening of his

80th Birthday of

the "All-Highest

War Lord"

DOORN

usually consists of a sandwich and a glass of port. In the afternoon he attends to his correspondence and seas visitors, while in the evening after dinner he enjoys talking and listening to the wireless. His second marriage has been a very happy one. and the calm, tranquil temperament of his consort, the former Princess Hermine of Reuss, has undoubtedly been a very soothing influence over the once turbulent Kalser. She is the only person who, smilingly, dares

Wyndham St., Hongkong 'Phone 26615 January 27, 1939

wrath the Gods might pour upon this particular specimen jobs MRS. MOREBRIDGE resigns a defenceless head. With steady, him rather uncomfortably in his

No reason except he must unt herself to her well-served, glimmers, through his weary The Earth Moves

patient labour, with the calm and interior. He stamps off, humane tempting lunch, after which, brain. unperturbed tenacity of his race, instincts camouflaged in official sipping coffee upon the sunny, TEN THOUSAND

"Why?" and again "Why?" he cut in that crumbling granite bluster; he slides and slithers flowered verandah, she glances is the refrain roaming through die in Chile and a great deep between the cool, dim gully, Mrs. Morebridge nearby.

comely little stairway down the descent, and calls upon towards the scene of her victory. his tired and questing mind.

Squatting upon the freshly- country lies in ruins.

renching to the eyrie far above.

His ways are not the ways of "Yes, Madam, I've cleared him cleared little plot, knees to chin, Mrs. Morcbridge, and she, whilst A delightful approach, fifter out... Yes, only one, Madam. face buried in gnarled and toil the dispossessed is sadly, slowly, For all his skill and brain-perhaps to Corydon's abode than I don't think you'll be troubled scarred hands, he seeks of the uncomplainingly but doubtfully, power, man is a pany thing for this battered taterdemalion. again. Yes, they're a d....er... future. when Nature lets loose her Ascent assured, he proceeded to a terrible nuisance,... No,

demolishing his half-completed It would have been a tiny work, rushes in her "last- forces.

clear the brush from the tiny thank you, Madam. Good-day, home for him, and why can't moment" way into the car to her Ile builds his cities on level space-all that the gruff, Madam!

he do it? - the thin crust of the earth, he unfriendly rock afforded. Bum-,

bi-weekly golf. flings his railways and roads boo poles he brought, and flimsy across the plains and hills, hematting and cord up the rural,

climbing pathway. sets his harbours most cunning- ly on the coastline, where they may cheat the winds and cur- rents and shelter his ships.

Then the crust of the earth

life a veritable, prisoner at Doorn while Europe-including the country moves like a sheet of ice over

he once ruled-grows more and more which a skater is passing. Citie,

obsessed with war fears-has un- deniably its dramatic side. The once crash in ruin. Gigantic waves Would Arnold never

war ford is living in undisturb- return great war heave out of the sea to spread with the car and let her get out?ed pence, and the man who chez dreamed of conquering Europe now death and destruction in the She idly scanned her sur contents himself with cutting down ports.

roundings....What!? A squat trees and planting

flowers, ter? Here! What impudence! It has to be admitted that the ex-fhis wish to pay a visit to England, to contradict or criticise him, and Pity the lords of creation!

We won't stand for that! Boy!! thet in retreat more dignity and and about three years ago soundings the Kaiser is still as dogmatic-as All their knowledge does not Dial what? Dial 580711 Police when he was reigning Emperor. To- advisability of such a visit. The in

thon he ever did were taken in London regarding the ever in his views, suffice to warn them of the hour Station? Hallo! Yes, Inspector white. He is an alert and virile useat unfavourable reply, but the

day his hair and beard are know termediary entrusted with the de- Attitude of Nazis when an earthquake will come. three's a gang of beggars putting ever.

negotiations returned to Doorn His conversation is always

He is discretion itself, Nature keeps these secrets too up, their dirty matsheds right animated, and despite

however, dark for the human mind to against my flat, Will you please he keeps in closest bis seclusion ex-Kalser has not yet given up hope when discussing the present-day world of seeing once again his mother's Germany, It is obvious, neverthe- less, that he is no-fervent admirer of The workshop where an send someone to clear them affairs. Seldom a day passes but he native land.

away...."Beg pardon? No, receives distinguished guests from The fact that his wreath in re- the Nazi regime, and It is known that earthquake is made may be they're not contractor's coolics, all parts of the world, but rarely are membrance of Lord Jellicoe was ache strongly disapproves of members

their names made public. A number cepted by the British authorities themselves with it. miles deep, hidden for ever from No, there's no room for building. of well-known British people have greatly cheered the former Emperor hildishly pleased, on the other hand, of his family publicly associating They must be sent away....All made the trip to Doorn during the in November 1935. Ils life at Doorn right, thank you, Inspector. At past few years and all agree that has altered very litle this last ten that his pre-war warnings about the

more pro-British years. He once, please."

takes his stroll be "Yellow Peril" are being at last fore breakfast, and conducts a re-justed by Japan's present militant ligious service every morning in the policy. main hall of his home. All the staff! family, and guests have to attend all the respect

At Doorn, the ex-Kaiser receives this service.

due to reigning sovereign. He is addressed as "Your locul residents, and his Imperial Majesty" by all visitors and notepaper. linen, and silver have all the Im- perial arms inscribed few years ago, a famous American on them. A "medium" visited the Kalser at the lalter's request, and it is said

that the medium declared that the ex- Kaber would return in triumph to Germany in 1937! That he would return if given an official invitation there is no reason to doubt, and it is no secret that the Pawers would not now be so averse to a restoration of the German monarchy as they were before Hitler's advent.

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In the ring, approximately $10,- ment, fearing from Mrs. Morc-|

GRIN AND BEAR IT insistence, per bridgo's underlined second--much more during each to find a semi-residential neigh

bourhood turned into a thorough- tick of the clock than the aver-going but unofficial refugee age Hongkong resident, Euro- camp. pean or Chinese, earns in a year. Einstein's brain, Edison's in-

Resine, one of the chubby, ruddy-faced tribe, despite the ventive genius, or Shakespeare's Inevitable disillusionment en- creative gift never earned for gendered by his calling, remains them the sort of moricy Joent lenst three parts human; Louis gets for crashing his rubs his chin (all of them, in tawny fists into an opponent's fuct) and peers up the gully fnce,

steps.

Louis has now fought 202 "Nent job! Got some spunk, rounds. He has worked In the these chaps!" Up he climbs un- ring for a total of 605 minutes, willingly and gruntingly-he is or just a fraction over ten not too well adapted bodily to hours. And for those ten caprine gymnastics.

hours the iron-jawed pugilist Arriving considerably nearer has been paid, including yester-heaven he stands a moment, day's winnings, the amazing | puffs, and surveys the landscape; sum of $1,444,034 In American then bellows: "What's all this currency. In ten hours ho has mean, eh?" to the lean little man,

mouth full of bast, lashing to-1 earned more than the Hongkong gether the stout bamboos, Government's total revenue for two months. In other words, Removing his deplorable head- Louis has earned money at the tones that he is making a homo;| gear he explains in bastard Can-) rate of forty-seven thousand that he is a refugee from Canton Hongkong dollars an hour. Each more far; that he has no home of his 36,820 seconds in the ring or people and is looking for work. has meant a thousand dollars. Inspector Resine understands

There's money in boxing!'

at least the gist of the perora-

the ex-Kalser

By Lichty

"Now that I'm acquitted, can I have my pus back?"

(12:26)

He is almost

Liko his grandmother, the Kaiser keeps a regular diary, and he makes his entries just before retiring to bed. His personal and domestic staff are all German, and they are genuinely devoted to their

master. Most of then are housed on the estate, and the ex-Emperor is fond of

paying

them surprise visits. He usually brings presents for the children, and Invariably sende fruit and flowers to the sick and the aged.

the

it is belloyed In Doorn that Royal exile is a millionaire two or three times over, but he is noted for his love of economy. He has a horror of waste, and when sawing wood hu collects the auw-dust. The ex-Kalser is now n first-class craftsman, ond not so Jong ago he made an ornamental door i

for and of tis tenant's houses,

Film Enthusiast

wood

Although quiet, the exilo's Doorn life is far from dull. Thero is ne film theatre in the ex-Kaiser's home, and all the leading pictares of Europe and América are privately shown there from time to time.” He is parti- (Continued on Page 11.)