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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DONALD DUCK

LISTEN, YOU--- THAT MINIATURE

MAMMOTH'S GOTTA RIDE

IN A CATTLE CAR!

RIGHT BESIDE

RIGHT BESIDE YOU, HUR?

VERY WELL SIR, IF YOU INSIST!

Cope 1979, Wahi Baney Brutur

·World Bankeserved

YEA

HE'S GONNA

With men-folk in military service, these German women, some- where in Gertuany, receive instruc,ion in operation of tractor pulling "gang plow. Women are taking over many Jobs normally accomplish-

ed by men

TO SOME GERMANS

Д

Poet-Laureate's Verses On The Pity Of War

THOUGH

few isolated poema referring to the war have already appeared in newspapers and journals, the first war-time verse to be issued between covers is by the Poet Laureate,

Mr. John Muscfield's pamphlet con- tains about a hundred lines. Written in quatrains and published by Heine- mann under the title of "Some Vernea to Some Germans," it stresses, not the glory of war, but the pity of it.

YEAH, RIGHT BESIDE

ME!

DON'T WORRY--- I INSIST!

December

9.

1939.

By Walt Disney

WALT

Two Americans In Three Say Let's

Have Peace Talks Immediately

THE CUSTOMER'S ALWAYS RIGHT!

BUT 50% BELIEVE U.S. SHOULD JOIN IN

NEW YORK.

AT THIS moment two out of every three Americans Polish

are in favour of an attempt to end the war and settle European problems by a peace conference.

One out of every two American, moreover, would be willing that the United States should take part in such a 'conference.

A Gallup poll has just conducted a survey of national] opinion on these points and to-day, announces the results of the voting by carefully balanced cross-sections of Americans throughout the country.

The questions asked and the replies, land was beaten, Britain and France had no further reason for continuing o them were these:

(1) Would you favour a conference the war against him.

of the leading nutions of the What to-day's striking vote dues

The vote: "Yes," 09 per cent.; "No" 31 per cent.

Pilots

for British

Forces Soon

POLISII and other pilots and mechanics may soon he enlisted

in the British forces.

An Order in Council makes this possible.

There is, however, no intention of

forming a Foreign Legion, says the Ministry of Information, announcing that the Order was made under the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act.

There is to be no limit to the num- ber of aliens who may serve together at any

one tuine in any corps or unit.

Exports As Officers

world to try to end the present show is that Americans are coming war end settle Europe's pro-to realise-20 years after they refused blema?

to follow President Wilson into the League of Nations that world peace is Indivisible and that the strength and wealth of the United States con- for a responsibility on them which the new regulation is to enable the goes beyond the Western hemisphere.

(2) If such a conference is called should the United States- take part in it?

The vole: "Yes," 50 per cent; 'No," 50 per cent.

In both these polls fewer than one

Change Times

from any. Briton with a love of the person in ten had no opinion to ex-f little noticed, revelat ons of tais Humanities in his nature to any Ger- | press.. man with like feelings, and in Mase- fald's characteristic way It reflects We

Dr. Gallup head of the American English atmosphere and the English Institute of Public Opinion, says he found the atitude of the Americans countryside, where "upon foot-pad time and again compressed into the expression: "They'll have to call a or later. It looks forward to a time of better peace conference sooner

Why not have it now?" understanding:

fect the foxes go."

Upon another morrow, if we strive, Our links of Life, now broken, muy }

unite,

Why Not Now?

Dr. Gallup adds the fear that the Not each for each but both for all United States will be drawn into the

alive.

war if it continues fear shared, Opening the other shutters for more according to the latest survey, by 40

Lght

per cent, of all Americans has some- thing to do with this vole for a peace conference, but he stresses the Inet

cent.

It is understood that the object of

thires

defence departments to re- commend the grant of commissions during the war to nationals of neu- tral or allied States, or to enter or enlist them in the forces when, from the spectal qualifications they may possess, this appears desirable.

It is not intended to commission or enlist aliens on a large scale.

Individuals of foreign nationality who wish to join can register ut the nearest employment exchange.

ent.; Signatories to the Versailles Treaty, 3 per cent.; All others, 5 per cent; No opinion, é per cent

Should U.S. Fight? These questions were asked and answered;

There have been some interesting. changed attitude lately. For example, litle less than a year ago, soon after the Munich Pact had been signed, the inagazine "Fortune" took a national "Should the poll on the question: democratic Powers, including the United States, now stand firm to- gether at any cost to prevent Hitler or Mussolini frem taking any more

the territory at expense of other nations?"

The answer was "Yes," 56.3 per "Don't "No." 31

31 per cent.; Know" 12.7 per cent.

This vote admittedly might not be This reproduced now-when-Americans understand better what the ccnse- But the feeling that the United; Britola and Francs will be defeated.

More than four out of five Ameri- States should take part in a move Called

cane have drelared in another Gallup ment to bring peace and security poll that they expect Britain and, the world is unquestionably alive and

Also on September 18 this question GAFFNEY-City policemen admit France to win. Nor does it constitute is almost certainly increasing here. was asked:

It turned up in the Gallup poll at

"It looks within the next few In Arl's ann'hilation of the night, they perform many unusual duties in any sort of endorsement of the pence Our lights have thone upon and their work, but the best yet was proposals offered by Hitler. Eighty- the beginning of the war when 53 months as if England and France of Amerleans voted in might be defeated, should the United when they answered a call to arrest two per cent. have voicd their con- per cent.

live alligator. The alligator, a pet.viction that Germany less ple, faveur of United States participation States declare war en Germany and Our very souls have given eaernd esenged his pen and was loose for the war and after his Reichstag in an international police force move- send our troops abroad?

other light.

In the street. Police, with the help speech this month 86 per cent. re-, ment. It is a factor in much of the The pamphlet is, in essence, a letter of, Bremen, got the job done.

Jected Hitler's thesis that since Po- sentiment in favour of aiding Britain

and France with supplies.

It

pictures Britain and Germany mo-

mentry fevered by the storms of 'Gator Loose: Police that it does not reflect any fear that, quences of resisting aggression are.

battle, yet essentially one in kinship

by their contributions to the urts:

In that Humanity which makes us

brother,

blessed each other,

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PENINSULA

HOTEL

TO-MORROW NIGHT

10th DECEMBER, 39

MILITARY

BAND CONCERT

THE BAND OF THE 2nd Bn. The ROYAL SCOTS (THE ROYAL REGT.)

By kind permission of LT. COL. D. J. McDOUGALL, M.C. and OFFICERS

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

H. B. JORDAN, A.R.C.M.

Security Cone

"Should we send our Army and Navy abroad to fight" Germany?"~ "Yes," end 10 per cent.; "No," sald

84 per cent.

When this question was asked four weeks later the "Yes" replies fell to

per cent.

to

5

This sentiment fluctuates and des elints, as it has done recently, when objectives are obscured and the old hope fer sanctuary in isolation sites, agoln. But it has beecme plainer lately that there will be no

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"Yes," 44 per cent.; "No," 50 per cent.

Four weeks later, when this ques- tion was nain asked, 34 per cent. answered "Yes,"

President Roosevelt's popularity at the latest poll taken rose to $1 per cent. He is now almcat us popular as he was after his election in 1938.

fer the United States Curity and a new understanding of inter-

THAY

wins this war. When, after the Czecho-Slovakian grab last year, Her announced that he had no fur- ther territorial demands to make en Europe, 92 per cent, of the voters tald Gallup's investigators that they did, not belleve him.

When Dr. Gallup asked, "Do you think Germany will start a war against the United States sooner or liter if he defeats the Aliles?” 03 per) cent, answered.!! Yes.”.....

:

A new sense of closeness to Europe

national responsibilities is abroad in the main significance of this large vole the United States now, and that is

for United States participation in a peace conference,

New Cancer Hope From Canada

- LONDON, A new hope about checking cancer la reported from Amerlen.

Mr. John. Davidson said to the International Cancer · Congress at Atlantis City: "Cancer may be a deficiency disease, like diaboles, that Germany, 82 per "ernt.; England can be arrested, if not cured, by and Franco, 3 per cent.; Poland, 1 per; treatment with a high vitamin diet,"

Another question, put was: Which! country er countries do you consider responsible for causing the present war? The replies were:

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