1939-08-21 — Page 30

THE HONGKOng Telegraph, MONDAY, AUGUST.21, 1939.

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Overeating Is Treason,

Say Nazis

VEREATING is

a sort of

Butter is rationed in Germany, and poesia are allowed between four and

high treason" in Germany, according to Dr. Wirz, a member of the Nazi Experts' Committee for National Health.

"Every German who, through im-- moderate cons fats, contr

"at and gap

Among all my

age to eat too

HIS is becoming a hard friends at the world for the man with present moment, a healthy appetite. In i know only two the old days most people or three who HONGKONG HOTEL used to like to see a man have the cour

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enjoying his food, and much, and even Phones: 27778-9second helpings were press- they do so, not ed even on.reluctant child- unself cons- ren at table. Victorian aunts ciously

fathers, telics, but of politica, when of the jungle by bananas, this would say to their nephews but in a spirit of derring-do, as they sit down to their meals. It would be a reason for giving

though showing off and deliber- would be a terrible thing if, just people plenty of bananas, at tea, "You're eating no- ately courting danger. I always as one had been served with a

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Japan's Losing Game

like their

cupboard, quaking in every limb,

X

the

thing," unless the nephews suspect that when they arrive second helping of suddle of mut- set to and crammed them- home after one of their orgies, ton, the restaurant began to ring

IF the now European selves almost to bursting they hurry to the medicine with cries of "Traitor."

politics reach England, point..

There was an old gentleman however, we shall, no doubt, sc0- and absorb large quantities of during the last war who when all those injunctions to cat more. Gluttony, it is true, was con- bicarbonate of soda.

meeting a friend would ask: fruit torn down from the hoard- defined by the Church as a sin, There have, of course, always "Had you butter at breakfast ings as traitorous, and fruiterers. but you had to eat a lot in order been authorities who condemned this morning?" and if the friend will be prosecuted by THERE is evidence to-day to to be considered a Fliitton in over-eating, but it was only in replied "Yes," would say "Pig!" Attorney-General as aiders and ndiente that Japan is becom-those days. I remember being the present century,I think, that and pass on. But even he did abettors of high treason; ing thoroughly entangled. In shown a man of stout build who, a Reign of Terror became firmly not suggest that the consumption Britain's web af subtle diplomacy, I was told, could eat two whole established at the dinner-lable, of butter was high treason.

All those advertisements, in- and that even those elements who ducks at a meal, but even he so that it was common to see, a

deed, which tell us to ent more naively thought that by luring was regarded less as a glutton woman looking scared at sight world is now advancing to a state be amended to fit in with the Yet it is possible that the this and to drink more that will British diplomats to Tokyo in order

of uhusual of a dish of potatoes or a man

flinching from a savoury as from in which, on aceing a man led new politics, the word "more" off to the police station in hand- being altered to "less" in all poison,

to discuss a relatively obscare than as Tientsin problem, Japan could capacity. fored Britain into an uncompromis-

ing acceptance of sweeping de mands, are now revising their opinions. They are recognising that Britain, past-master in the art nf solving problems with silky and abstruse words, cannot be so easily Naveigled Opto decisions of for

reaching importance.

Japan is said to have been shocked by Britain's firm refusal to include currency issues in the Tientsin delikèrations, but, it is doubtful whether this reaction can be attributed \tų Japan's, real stafimen, whose knowledge of the gameof diplomacy is sufficient to enable them to adopt a more realis-

a man

WAS

I do not suggest, that every body gormandised in those days, Banquets have become a mere but I am sure a great many matter of picking at tiny or members of the male sex ate-tions of disguised food at which, Instead of enjoying the pleasures Considerably, more than good for them. Dieticians had of eating, men do little but talk not yet scared them into ab- to each other. stinence with talk about proteins, calories and carbohydrates. Men could still sit down at a banquet

proach of the sixth course.

done?" and be told in a hushed cuffs, one will ask, "What has he cases.

voice: "He's a butter-cater." This somehow does not kеem

IT is surely a sign of the

to me to be un improvement on Already the citizens of Vienna the world of Dickens, in which have been severely castigated men were free to eat and drink because of their liking for cream, what they pleased without the and in reply to their demand for intervention of officials of the it they have been told in an Tory, the Liberal or any other ND the latest news official leaflet: "There are people party. without trembling at the ap- that in Germany the Reign of and that everybody who offends from abroad suggests who think their stomach is a god Terror at the table is even worse it is guilty almost of blasphemy." than it is in England. Dr. Wirz,

Even their innocent craving

- decivilisation of the of Munich, Nazi health expert, for bananas brought down the world that, our ability to produce TO-DAY, however, what indeed, has just warned the wrath of the authorities on their more food than at any previous with doctors and Germans that "persistent eat heads. "There are people," they time in history, the freedom to dicticians, this is all changed. ing to excess not only damages were told, "who seem to have cat should be more restricted have been by their inspired press In the chief restaurants lean men the constitution but is neces- been lured out of the jungle by than it has ever been during on the indtable capitulation of now sit in the chajes which were sarily a kind of high treason." bananas, and are happy only if any period of so-called peace... Britain toe Japanese demands, fonce occupied by fit men who It is surely an alarming state they can eat them continuously." It is all very well to go without

r astonisht at so brazen

read the menu with tender eyes of affairs when human beings I should have thought that, if butter and cream in a famine, as though it were a pye-song. have to think, not only of die human beings can be lured out

tic at ude. Doubtless Japan's

rank and file, spoon-fed as they

diaplay of realstance; possibly too,

the militarist whose utter con- tempt of polical' diplomacy is self-confessed, Mare wondering whether Englant is being, just foolish, or foolish, courageous In the face of overwhiming difcul- ties, But the verd fact that [Britain, by her latest claration, has managed to nonpling nation, fs a sign that Japan i from invulnerable when it elisa to. settling disputes in the Mal, rational way.

While the issues can be config to diplomatic conferences; Britain is at least on equal footing with Japan. The latter's commitments are just na: vast, if not vaster in the Orient, as arc Britain's in Europe, and for this reason Japan must trend warily lest she 'find herself left alone ngainst a determined group of Powers whose patience, once exhausted, would' ask for, and give no quarter. The Japanese leaders are turning very earnest attention to the situation in Europe, and well they might, for the very future of the Japanese empire may depend on the solu-. tions applied to the European problems. While the militarista nre loudly proclaiming the neces- alty of effecting a military alliance with the Axin, and of the benefits to be derived therefrom, the less flambuoyant elements aró 'sensing. If not fully discerning the doubtful value of auch an alliance, and are inclined to approach the question with considerable suspicion." For Japan to become a tool of the Axia would spell disaster to her. It is Japan who will need assistance in the event of # showdown, but whether that would be forthcom- jing if she aligned herself with Germany and Italy, in highly questionable. Japan is more likely to be left carrying the baby, and- she would eventually find herself stripped of all the gains she, has won during the last 50 years.

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Gdynia: Poland's only port, built since 1920 and now responsible for more Polish trade than Dang om Gdynia Polish!,

openites. Hori

stationed part

of fold's 'army. Return Danzig to Germany would mean Gdynia's complete dependence on Dantiq

Langfuhr: Barracks for Nazi "tourists* from Berlin. Estimated to be between 7000 ₫ 10,000

Hel Peninsula: fortified] by Poland, dommates entrance to Danzig

Trzcionki : scene of Thursday's shooting incident when Polish customs official was

| killed by Danzig Nazis.

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"HE Free City of Danzig (750sq. miles) 9,000,000 tons to Danzig's 7,000,000).

Its economic livali- Danzig, created in its present form by

keep Japan to the paths of political diplomacy, where again, her pro- gress is not likely to ba sensa- tional, and through which she can nover obtain that For East hego- mony which is her obsession.

Danzig: Free City unden supervision of League of Nations High Commissioner. Contains 96% German population, and claimed by Berlin as natural Germanicity. Poles Say Donzig must remain Free.

At Westerplatte, at entrance to Danzig Harbour is stationed small Polish garrison

Massed along these borders,on Polish side, are thousands of well- trained Polish troops.

Kathof: scene of recent incident between Potes and Danzig Nazis

In Central Poland Sir Edmund Ironside attended Polish army manceuvres

Daily occurrences foster tension. Hitler wants Danzly. Can he take it

hood is dependent upon the Polish Interior, the Treaty of Versailles, is under nominal without a war? and until the rise of Gdynia almost all control of Professor Burckhardt,TMTM League It is reported that he insists on a solu- Polish sea trade passed through Danzig. High Commissioner, but actually under the tion before the summer ends, but week by Now trade is fairly evenly divided between control of a Senate which is Nazi. Almost week, as the "war of nerves" draws on the two seaports last year Gdynia handled all public officials are Nazis.

Polish opinion hardens, ·

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