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SYMONS-TOD. On 12th April, 1930, at St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong. Lieutenant John William Douglas Symaptain J. H. Symons RA, only son of the late and Mrs. J. F. H. Ussher, of Toronto, Canada, to Margaret Elfreda, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peler Tod, of Hong Kong.

The

Belgium has a new Government after six weeks of wrangling and crisis. Why has there been so much fuss about the political situation in this tiny Kingdom? Surely they've had elections before and anyway, it's

purely a question for Belgians, isn't it?.

Cambray

FRANCE

20 MINS

THE TWO

IN

AND

LUXEMBUR

GERM

"RACES BELGIUM

UROPE'S statesmen keenly watched the electoral crisis in

little Belgium.

First, Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet watched on behalf of France; and you may as well know that Bonnet is not highly thought of in Belgium.

However, France was concerned, because ever since King Leopold started the neutrality movement in 1936, Belgium has

Hongkong Telegraph. passed out of the sphere of French influence.

Wyndham St., Hongkong 'Phone 26615 April 14, 1939 ·

Gathering The News

France did not believe that the neutrality plan worked both ways until the September crisis, when the Belgians, prepared to defend their neutrality, rushed troops to the French as well as to the German frontier.

I can now tell you that to the French frontier the Belgians sent 150,000 men, roughly half the number they mobilised.

They meant business, too, blew up houses to get proper ONE disturbing fact has emerged sights for their artillery. This was denied in the Belgian Cham-

ber. One night I had them blown up.

from the crises of the past six months. That la the apparent blind- ness of the British Foreign Office to what was impending.

The Foreign Minister, Lord Hall- fax, could not have chosen a more inopportune moment, from his point of view, in which to castigate news agencies and the correspondents of London newspapers who told readers!

Slovakia on March 15.

A twist in this election maya Maginot Line on have altered that attitude, so M. frontier, though not Bonnet watched.

HELPED THE GERMANS

ed, too, for out of this

on

French.

BRITAIN WATCHED

from the

PEACE in the

MEDITERRANEAN

·Says

SIR CHAS. HARINGTON EX-GOVERNOR OF GIBRALTAR

Our sailors won't fraternise with MANY people think

Gibraltar is an island any other nation, but they have a with a rock on it, but it isn't eat respect for the German saller, and as the Germans themselves say. It is a little bit of Spain which they got the pick of their nation

has belonged to England for into their Navy.

very many years, since 1704, and in my opinion will belong to England for many more.

NO HOSTILITY,

A$ S regards General France's

attitude towards Great

We in Gibraltar were totally an-Britain-not for one moment do I prepared at the time of the crisis bellove that any France gun · or Just September. It is difficult to howitzer WOR installed with any know what the effect on Gibraltar hostile intention as regards Gibraltar. would have been had П confilet I hold no brief for General Franco, arlsen.

but I am quite prepared to say that The French had certainly massed all the territory which I know of large force on the Spanish Moroc- which was administered by him wor can border and might quite Ikely better administered than it Was

have taken Ceuta and Tetuan. In before. fact, at that time General Franco was bringing troops back

think he will install law and from Spain hurriedly to Spanish Morocco.it la impossible to say,

order in the country. For how long.

My information, for what it was worth, was that General Franco had I have no doubt that the various wished to be neutral, but that Herr factions, Falangists, Reguetes. Hitler had told him he could be but Monarchists, and so on, who have that would use his bombers from held together on his side will all de- Spanish perodromes, and I think it mand their pound of flesh. quite likely that it the French had jumped Ceuta he would have re- With the end of the war his

iallated, and, perhaps naturally, on Gibraltar,

I had only four anti-aircraft guns two ut each end of the Rock!

troubles do not end. Far from it.

I doubt whether the Government has o mun at all who could lead it.

I am quite convinced of this, and I am told that things are very have been for more than two yearsz defferent now. With

unlimited at General Franco will not keep money, which Sir Alexander Godley either German or Italian troops (the former Governor) and I did not one moment longer than is necessary. Improving, and Gibralter daily grows experience in our time, things are He is sick to death of both. stronger.

He may keep a certain number of German instructors for a short while. of all General Franco's guns which I am always interested when I read

1 have never for a moment even threaten Gibraltar and of all those thought that he has ever intended to heavy 12in. howitzers at Palayo, near be dominated by German and Italian ledge there were never more than nations are bound to get corisessions. Algeciras. To my certain know-Forces. Concessions, yes; both those four, of these great howitzers, and to Before I left, any business houses my certain knowledge they had all, becoming available in Seville and been removed over a month before I Malaga were being snapped up by Jeft Gibraltar (last October): two to Germans. the Ebro front and two to Cadiz.

"HE WILL TURN TO US"

REALISE the danger of that

I influence, but that poin

Two years before the crisis 1 had asked for gas masks, and was told) that I could expect none before 1930. The Navy and Army had some, but under Franco is just going to be one, and on my return to England Signor Mussolint I just don't believe at the end of October 1 passed an and never have..

the first gas

the Colonial Service and civilians not

with

dictated to by either. Herr, Hitler or

from early time, and the Halcon between the, Will be ahinery, but how long he

streets were full of our sailors and two ships

was

their outgoing liner

mask!

I quite realise the danger to us if the

such an event ever did take place, Our relations with the Germans at and I fully recognise what a dimcult Gibraltar were very Interesting. rule our own Government has had Quite recently-in fact, directly throughout, and I think in the end after the crisis in September and it is quite ikely that General Franco, GERMANY was interest- WORTH nothing, too, while our own Flect was etitor Spain, will be thankful to us for

is the fact that the mobilised-I that Hitler would march Into Czecho struggle, they hoped, would mass of Flemings

received information having itept out of it. fought for that the German pocket battleship As things look at present, it seems Deutschland wished to pay a visit of to me that the sooner the German and Lord Halifax announced on March emerge a stronger, more violent Belgian integrity

courtesy.

Hallan troops are removed the better 11-his unnouncement was carried to autonomist movement among first days of 1914 to the end...

I entertained

and for the future of Spain and of overy. the captain the two Hongkong by "Reuters" that the the Flemish, one of

Britain watched because the officers to lunch.

one. I think he will install an international outlock hud distinctly races that go to make up Bel-Channel ports on the Belgian H.M.S. Hood was in at the same! effective improved and that newspapers were

gium, But they were scaremongering. The skies

dis- littoral have been

to hold the country one were blue-until the bolt came,

appointed for the pro-Germans days, and still ure, vital to the And no

remarkable. The cannot say,

om firmly of opinion that what- Department was, seemingly. more were routed.

safety of this country.

theirs arm in arm;

Franco 85 per cent, of ever astonished than the Foreign Office.

may think of the The Flemish are Teutonic, All the nations watched be the German Navy speak English. British attitude and the hostility to The newspapers reported a week like the Germans, and the cause a country without a stable their sailors, and ours. It

The cafes and cinemas were full of the ment of belligerent rights and so beforehand that the next move Germans, bitten

was a on, when once the war is over, the with race Government for more than a wonderful sight, and, as told his one Power to whom he will turn for was deplored as unofficial theories, imagined that they month in Europe is a tempta- Majesty on my return, It was a great friendship, and possibly money, will speculation. But they were right. could expect more from the tion to any nation looking for pity those sailors could not be sent be our England. We should then see

The newspapers gave warning four Flemish than from the present an easy victim.

together round all the capitals of Gibraltar and the Western Mediter- beforehand that Italy would mixture

Europe.

ranean back to normal. which includes murch into Albania. Here in Hong-

the Walloons Who are

French in protests received thing such

potion. But the language, culture, and senti- news agencies

us ment. with the news knew more, apparent The Germans ly, than the British Government. which, as Mr. Chamberlain admitted to the war, when extremist last night, relied on assurances to Flemings helped the contrary by Count Clunu,

would be in Memel. Their announce-

ment

days

we

we

newspapers, especially those

for

thought back

IMPROVE THE NAVY "CUT"

the Germans says PHIPPS

of our, Re-armament drive has emergence of a sleeker,

us did Dr. Martens, whose Lord Halifax WOS undoubtedly nomination right when he said that newspapers Academy of Medicine, approved been the

for the Flemish NOT the least gratifying symptom have a heavy responsibility. But by the King and his Cabinet, more stream-lined Mr. Atkins.

separated: from events as far as wo-in-Hong-caused the row-in Belgium. For a year or so how the War kong ure, have learned that more The Germans note, however,

Offfee's battery of designers and be placed on reports that the credence can be

couturiers has been working Belgians have built on Mr. Atkins uniform. Countless tirelessly from n

news agencies, and American

news agencies, than from the spokesmen of

experimental ensembles have been run up, on quickly run down again. Militory

mannequins

have endured thousands of pin-pricks in the scope of their employment, while

British Government.

the

to the speculative comments of the carrespondents of news agencies in The responsibility of a newspaper the various capitals of Europe.

to publish only offelal, or offelblly It is no idle boast to say that they one costume after another was re- inspired. reports of International have greater facilities for gathering jected as being too bouffant, too in developments surely ends when, as accurate Information than

hus

have

s happened time and again, they diplomatic omelala or secret service souciant or just the weeniest bit too discover that those sources of in- agents

demure for active service, formation do not represent what is during the past six months, that she is ready with its Spring Collec agents; they have certainly proven,

Now at long last the Maison Bell- happening.

either the British Sterel Service has tion, and the new models will be The British Secret Service spends been singularly mis-informed or the something like £500,000 per annum British Foreign Office is releasing issued to the exclied soldiery in the in ferreting out the secrets of ather information-to-the-Press-with-It Ivery near future, countries. Doubtless, the information tongue in its check. supplied to the Beli

British Government

hayo probably see phoraphs of the

new

locker and a not more than half- cocked hat in lieu of the usual.

All the ceremonial gilt would have lo yo, of course-the epaulettes be coming flush-fitting, oxidised hooks by which the Admiral, in these days of mechanisation, would be slung {übout from davits, derricks and sown,

It might be a wrench, perhaps, to say good-bye to the full-dress sword, But, as in the modernising of Messrs. Atkins, so it should be with the sea- dog; utility before beauty. The site formerly occupied by the sword might be devoted to a neatly rolled rubber raft-labelled, naturally. "1 Admiral or G ratings."

The above modifications could be carried right down the scale, of offi cers, with certain variations in de- tail. Paymaster-Commanders, for Instance, would have a hrge cash-

"BUT I prefer it starched, Ad-register and delivery chute incor- miral It keeps my neck whatparated in the trouser jeg, while Surgeon-Commanders' uniform must include e self-compensating, stetho

If the British Foreign Office is as is illuminating. If it is on a par ill-informed as recent with the offeinl representations

happenings that I have been made for public consump" | Is badly. served by its representa--which between ourselves is to be talkies aboard are now a common-|

the quarters are better, scope rack. the Press, it is also in- tiver in the capitals of Europe. For called "Moonglow." And we think place-in fact, battleships are becom- !

tion

accurate.

big events

to

Deems

COM

"OMING 'down to the ABS,

a little

the problem is

Ono alteration we'd

be to remove the name of the ship

through Fortunately, modern newspaper warning or premonition, except that utterly, utterly solgic, with its cute

burnt without any you will agree with us that it sing increasingly desirable residences.

Yet the fact remains that the uni-more diMcult. even more lavishly for the equally or supplied by the newspapers (and cuffs and snugly, gusseted pockets for form of our Jolly Tars ham't altered be tempted to make, however, would

their informa- denied officially as scaremongering maps and field dressings,

for the thick end a century. tion on

on the same subject. That has speculation) must be bad for na-

portering Beau Atkins of 1039) You may argue that it doesn't need from the sailors hate. It gives the cesses in the secret of their suc- tional stability and a danger to a sudden pang assailed us. With all altering. That it is a purely "fung girls their address right at the start.

past six months.

Britain's security.

this fuss about the re-upholstered

tional

outfit and ideal for the job Again, the exiting trouserings ar Wo do

do not belleve we would best It would be senseless. lull our Land Forces, everybody

Or that All The Nice Girls Love a manifestly too wide, Alloat they ad- serve Uje interests of our readers were selves, into a sense of false optimista have forgotten the Scalor nrvice. Sallor, and that they mighin't if you mil gates from every plait of the we to voluntarily censor or one simply because" "political circles" or What do the slicnt watchdogs of the changed the wrapper.

compass, and ashore they are apt lo dun the reports we receive from diplomalle circles favourite terms stos, the heir of T

Agencies, exceptin

Drike and Nelson, But it seems to us unreasonable to trip up the excessively folly. Tar an News Auc

excepting, of course, employed. to hide the fact that the feel about it all?

suggest that the uniform is incapable the stairs which, for a man with from those nationally propagande are frankly information is from official or semi- Tradition,

dist. If Bri

eficial sources—say,!

That the air insailors donmilledly, insists that of improvement and we include all wife in every port is highly incon-

enre; but in his case ranks,

venient. We should substitute o Government attaches so much clearing.

they'd be supermen If they didn't¦ A. Admirals, for example, are at pair of ski-ing pants, closing noally: t to the speculation

and fore

Do not delude yourselves into be feel just the tiniest bit hurt, as they present a perfect riot of buttons, at the ankle, but zipping up for hem- custs of its Secret Service that it tieving that conditions in Europe are fell about in the same old spinnaker which may look very wallunt, but pipes when required, appropriates, without question, over, such that the world can afford to trousers and art-striped collaring: Imust be an infernal nuisance;

Oh, yes, one last thing: elide. helf a million pounds for the con- relax, until the reple who make it The Navy, we know, is being mado The new streamlined Admiral tection, collapsible countersunk parrot. tinuance of this service; we are their business to fuld out--the news steady mom comfortable. Lisine would have, tip-fasteners everywhere, cage under the left arm and don't equally justified in attaching weight correspondents- tell you so.

is constantly being: revised and Im-in built-in telescope pocket and flag tell the Marines,