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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1989.

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The Bill

IN the coming financial year Britain will spend a total of £680 millions on the defence of our Empire,

The entire cost of building over

à million clean new houses would be less than that. Slums and over- crowding,

of generations, curse could be completely wiped out.

For a tenth of the aum, Britain could revolutionise the educational ayatem, freeing it from every exist- ing blot.

NO 'WHOA' FOR THE WEAK

Stburt

Remember What Happened To Napoleon

reading the life and writings of Napoleon.

For less than a twentieth of the sum Britain could have a contribu- tory system of old age pensions,

He has found there the story offering 20s. a week at 65, with of a man who won enormous 35s. for a married couple.

Britain greeted this news with joy. LATELY Hitler has been the ruling prince of Llechte stem is yes laegan to turn

"Never has so happy an opportunity · take his own art treasures from his eyes towards England. Vienna, Napoleon regarded works

England, having acquired Russia stroke for the rescue of the world," existed in Britain to strike a bold of art only us a sign of national prestige, plundered the galleries and and Austrla as ullies, took a leaf people said. And Britain plunged

from Napoleon's book, and declared into the Peninsular War. museums of Italy for the Louvre.

war first. It won the beginning of a conflict which did not really cease But Napoleon left the conduct of Now a choice faced Nape till Napoleon's final defeat at Water this to his generals, and went back

leon-the chotce which too, twelve years later.

to Paris. No British Army ever Hitler faces to-day: Should he go But he also found there the west and attack England? Or should

faced Napoleon in battle ull Water- it is an inevitable business. And story of a man who abused his be drive to the east?

"FIFTEEN MILLIONS of loo, and none was ever defeated by

people," Napoleon said, him. the Government is right to spend power, and was brought down.

Napoleon chose the east, and con- referring to England, "must give This was his first serious mistake. the money, though it ought to be

That man was brought down quered Egypt and invaded Palestine way to forty milions," It has 11e underestimated England as a foe,

only to be defeated by the British fomillar ring. Navy at the battle of the Nile and

It is a grim business for a demo-

cracy. But as things stand to-day

power.

Empire.

too sure of his own in- It was an error which

He was ruising a much higher proportion by the might of the British of it by direct taxation.

His cunning naval strategy mis- fallibility. in Palestine by Sydney Smith. Sen fired. While we were trouncing the led to the ruin of all his proud hopes. - But there are two sides to national]

power defeated géneralship.

French Navy at Trafalgar, Napoleon, defence. There are the preparations Napoleon had two faults: Evading the British cruisers, he swinging-on-his-heel, left Boulogne He had conquered Italy and Gere. that must be made to meet a bad in- devouring egotism and ruthless slipped back to France, and with smashed his way across Europe, and many: Switzerland and Holland were ternational situation. More impor-contempt for the little man. the help of political friends over- marched into Vienna. Next year, in his power, but Englund's sea tant, there is the effort that must be His egotism made him under- threw the Government, making him- nged thirty-seven, he captured Ber- power cut short his ambitions.

self First Consul of France; which lin. made to improve that situation, so estimate Britain.

was a polite way of saying Dictator.

(1)

Next year (1808) he drove to the (like west, marched Into Madrid, and put

that the needs of defence may dimialsh.

And the instruments of his

now: laws.

NAPOLEON downfall were British commer- What is Britain doing positively cial strength and the strength Began great public works (3)

It has done much these last seven years to fill the world with danger. This bill of £580 millions is a terible

This was the summit of his suc-

CC83.

"A WELL-THOUGHT-OUT Restorer of the Altaro. Hitler's of ruling

THEN, in 1812, he came up

against Russlo.

He determined to conquer Russia to lead ls armies in person to Moscow. Having taken Smolensk in to help create the kind of world that and strategy of the British Hitler). (3) Made peace with the his brother on the throne of Spain. mid-August, he hesitated whether to will be less dangerous to its peoples? Navy.

Church (unlike Hitler).

push on or wait for the spring. Be- Britain It was thea that For this last he was nicknamed realised that this man, who dreamt on. It was his second disastrous at last Heving himself infallible, he pushed TO SUIT CLIENTS' REQUIREMENTS.

all Europe, must be

mistake..

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Retrenting through winter shows from burning Moscow Adolf Legallie-Law-abiding SELLING AGENTS FOR THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD STORAGE | account rendered for past errors and lessly carried out, his intentions was

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British taxpayers would pay their and then a swift and decisive blow." greatest difference between them. world power of Britain which drove 115,000 troops perished from hunger

That is how a British military expert Napoleon made all his conquests by Napoleon to his worst aggression, and cold. share of it more willingly if only described the strategy of Napoleon, fighting. Hitler, after the failure of the aggression on Spain," writes a famous historian. Hitherto Napo- there were some assurance that the] Does it seem a familiar pallern? his Munich revolt, determined to win leon had conquered cowed and die errors and follies will not be re- The broad outlines of the two power only by "legal" methods.

plrited nations only, but Spain rose Now came the second conquest of as one man.

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peated, will not bring in their train carcers so far are very similar. bills even heavler.

Hier is the son of a minor civil There is no such assurance. There servant. Napoleon was a wealthy is no steady British policy inspired Inwyer's son; he became involved in by determination to build a world in politics in Corsica (his birthplace) which International law and national) and at the age of twenty-three had rights are respected and from which to flee to France with his family. the prospect of war will fade.

New B.B.C. Dance Policy

OC-

At twenty-four, like Hitler, who served a term of imprisonment after the fallure of the Munich pulsch in 1023, Napoleon too was sent to prison. But the next year he seized his Brst great chance, when he crushed a royalist rising in Paris. (His next step was very Hitlerish: ho married Josephino.)

wave

un-

Further developments have

JAPOLEÓN was carried to power on the crest of a curred following the dlaclosures of

the, of vigour created by trouble in the dance band world in French Revolution. The desire to London,

seo order restored, the enthusiasm The B.B.C. is appointing a private aroused by France's victories, these the real motive-power of commission to inquire into the whole

Nupoleon's rise. affair.

K

were

There is to be a new B.B.C. dance fore the unique

He said: "Centuries will pass be- combination of band polley. Listeners are to have events which led to my career can less dance musle.

recur in the case of another."

Ho was wrong. Only 130 years later another nation developed a craving for order and economic re- organisation, a need for now vic- torica to restore its national pride. And once again the need called forth the man.

At the agc

twenty-seven

Band leaders have lodged with the B.B.C. a formal complaint of favouritsm towards certain bands and musio publishers, The facts have been fully docu- mented and are: to be investl- guted by the pelvato commission. Another complaint fo that the B.B.C. force dance bands to include Napoleon conquered Italy; captured the music of a certain publisher in Sardinia, overran Tuscany, crushed overy programme.

Venice, compelled the Pope, the King One-of "Big Six" band-leaders of Naples and the Emperor of

the refused to change his programme to Austria to ask for peace. He who include a pumber published by this ninrted

д unknown, unpopular firm, and 147 B.B.C. are alleged to soldier, ended in supreme control, I have threatened to cancel his^engage-! Franco's greatest warrior.

ment if he did not.

Like Ilitler, who will, zot allow

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

"Wake up, Fitzhugh! This is your birthday party-

night you wanted to roar?"

le flic

By an amazing effort he raised another army and fought severol buttles in the following year, but his judgment was losing its edge, and in October he was definitely, defeated. Meanwhile Wellington was pressing up from the south.

As each conquered nation was wet free by Britain it joined the ranks of Napoleon's focs.

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The lion was at bay at last. Napolcon fought with superb strategy, but his days were num- bered. Early in 1814 Paris gave in: to the united armies of his foes. A weelt later he abdleated.:

Now there is only

the epilogue, Escaping from his retirement at Elba he again raised an army and defled Europe, Strildng ke light ning as usual, he won the battle of Ligny, but his slower rivals caught up with him al-Waterloo. The

fundred Days were over.

saviour.

A first Napoleon had been

regarded as a hero and a Beethoven dedicated his. ~ Eroica Symphony to him in admira-. tion. But on henring he had been› mado emperor, he realised Napoleon was interested only in himself and tore the dedication from the manus cript in a fury,

Hitler, too, first climbed to power us the liberator of the oppressed. Like Napoleon, he stands in danger

<onceit or hils own

In lo in-

vincibility.

Napoleon reached, a point where he could only keep his power by pling.conquest on conquest,

That is the point where he came. up against Britain.:

Hitler, having read his Napoleon, should not underestimate the British Empire's inexhaustible / commercial strength and fighting power.

Gordon Taylor