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NANCY

I HEAR WE'RE GOIN TO HAVE

A NEW TEACHER

TODAY SLUGGO!

AW-- WHAT'S 'D'

DIFFERENCE --- THEY'RE

ALL D' SAME----

Tuesday,

Goodbye, Mr Chips

NEW

Mr. Chipping, known affectionately as "Chips" to the boys and Masters of Brookfield School, has been ordered by the doctor to stay at home because of a cold-the first time he had missed the first Evening Assembly of a new school in 58 years. Chips disoboys, but finds himself locked out with a now boy, son of the Duke of. Dorset, Whon Assembly is out the older boys gather affectionately about him. A now master, Jackson, cicorts Chips back to his lodging where, seated before the hearth, Chips, now 83, sees himself as a new master coming to Brookfield 58 years earlier. THE Brookfield Special waited at the Victoria

Station, London,for its load of boys returning, or going for the first time, to that old institution of learning. Newsboys were shouting headlines from the late newspapers: "Special edition-French de- feated at Sedan! Special- Emperor surrenders! Empress in flight! Special!"

Amid bustling porters, boys saying goodbye to relatives, stumbling over their bags, a harassed young schoolmaster, Bingham of Brookfield, was sorting the pupils into their seats in the train when a young, diffident man approached him.

You

"Are "Yes."

Mr. Bingham ?" he asked.

"I'm Chipping, the new master. Can I be of any assistance?"

"Not now just finishing. Martin! Where's Martin!" Chipping yelled for Martin and that was all that he did to help Bingham. He was ill at case, uncertain of him- self-going to his firat school as a master where he hoped to make a name for himself.

AMONG the

new boys was one young fel- low who, finding himself Blone among a lot of strange boys, leaving home for the first time, sat looking out of the window trying hard to keep from crying Chipping knew just how he felt-for he was

From the novel by

JAMES HILTON Adapted from the M.-G.-M. film by Lobbous Mitchell which will shortly-be screened. in Hongkong.

feeling much the same himself, School to-night. Well, good night,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

GOOD MORNING, CHILDREN --- I'M YOUR NEW TEACHER!

By Ernie

SAY! *** PAY ATTENTION

TO YOUR LESSONS OR

YOU'LL BE KEPT

AFTER

SCHOOL!

MASTER

help" "Morgan, give it to me!" Here it is!" "Don't tread on it, you silly fool!"

Do you hear what I say?" de. manded Chipping, his voice getting shriler. "Go back to, your sental Sit down Give it to mo!"

I have it, sir-shouted young Colley, holding it up. "It's a bit Lattered, sir!" He banged it vio lently across his knee, while the boy, speaking together, interrupt

He lowered his newspaper and Mr. Chipping. Any time you need ing each other, cried:

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emiled. "Cheer up. he said to see me... with a faint sinile.

The pointers given by his fellow Thut

diffident encouragement instructors did not serve to banish way too much for the boy, and young Mr. Chipping's nervousness at after a final struggle he burst into first facing a clses.

**You must not let them rag you." Baid Masterson.

"Take a quiet look around drawing pina in your chair,' tioned Dunbar.

"You must be more careful, air!" "Do you lose your hat very often, a silly question!! sir?" "That's "Isn't it a silly question, sir?"

Another hand went up. who was Cadiz ?”

ERNIE

January, 9, 1940.

Bushmiller

TSK, TSK-- WOULDN'T *DAT BE

AWFUL!

"Sir, tended to get into a fight, and soon missiles were hurtling back and forth.

"Who WAB Cadiz ?** repeated Chipping. "WHO was Cadiz?. Cadiz

is a town in Spain:"

There was another outburst of comments from the boys. "Of course, you ass" "Isn't he an ass, it, "Silly, fot nas!" "Don't listen to him, sir!" "Ha! Ha! May I kick him, sir?"

"Boys, do you hear me? Sit down Be quiet!" aried Chipping. as a piece of India' rubber hit him on the check.

Cooley stand up in his seat. "Who did that? I'll kill him for you, siri" He aimed a pencil box. "We must protect the master! We "Quiot, please, quiet! think must protect Mr. Chipping. We'll we'll get on with our work."

rally round you, sirt Trust us. "Yes, sir". "Let's, sir."

sir THE climax came when a boy um strode Dr. Weatherby, a look asked how to of hormar on his face.

Beat Press On War Events

General Staff

c.s.c.c.

Kowloon C.C.

(By "R. Abbit")

(Continued from Page 6.)

four, when he went round the wicket.

Of Economics

Is Demanded

In Lloyd's next over, however, he Mr. Hore-Belisha's

was bowled it was a good off break,

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a bit quicker and completely beat the batsman. But for the weakness have mentioned he had played a very good, and most useful, knock for 32..

ANDERSON BACK

Resignation

LONDON, Jan, 8 (Router)- Mr. Lealie Hore-Belisha and the economic war are the two chief. topics in to-day's British Press. Both the "Dally Herald" and the "Manchester Guardian" Chamberlain to lighten our darkness ask Mr. in connection with Mr, Hore-Belisha's resignation.

The "Dally Herald" says that if the resignation is purely reasons, the Prime Minister will have for personal to satisfy the nation that they could not have been composed in some other way.

AT 97. Anderson went on again for Baxter, who could not and a length, but Richardson completed his fitty and aent the hundred up with some strong shots to leg. In his second over Richardson hit him with the break for four, put one through the lips for the same number was dropped at mid-wicket off a very difficult catch froin

fted shot that scored two, and was stumped next ball. 123-3-71. It was a ne innings, and won unfortunate that he grew.linpatient On the other hand, the "Times" as a little more restraint would have takes a different view. There has given the C.S. a much better chance not been one word of criticism by the of getting the runs. They wanted Army of Mr. Hore-Belisha's reforms. 00 runa

in Atiy minutes,-quite' It says that a more natural explana- possible with a set batsman going button is that a series of minor differ not very likely otherwise, especially ences not concerned with the war as they had a distinct tall!

RUNS STILL COME

gradually brought the Prime Minister to a point where he felt that a change would make smoother work in the department and in the Cabinet

Complacent Conduct

PERRY and Colledge took the score to 148 when the intter, hitting out at Anderson, was well caught pretty low down by extra COULT

Both the "Manchester Guardian" running towards cover, 148-4-18, and the "News Chronicle" are con- Perry then started hitting and pulled cerned over the too complacent con- Anderson twice and Lloyd twice the duct of the economic war. In Ger- last four was a very hard chance to many this question naturally has long on. He then cut him beautifully received most careful attention and for a couple. 19 up und 23 minutes in some quarters in Britain, amuse- lo go. A run later McLellan un- ment and satisfaction havo drove Anderson

been nicely aroused at the state to which Ger- caught on the boundary 174-5-4. mans are reduced. Perry continued to hit wicely and not at everything, and drove Anderson over extra-cover's head,

but

in Lloyd's next over he was splendidly caught by Ruptty running from deep midwicket, 181-6-30-a fine forcing innings.

and Wag

An eminent authority, however, suggests that the Germans are actually consuming less than they are pro~ ducing.

The "Manchester Guardian" says that against such an enemy we too must show that we are capable of great sacrifices.

THERE WERE

only thirteen minutes left for play and the Civil

Revolutionary Changes Needed seemed to have tile chance except of vast resources. All the energies The ruler of Germany is the master Indeed of losing the game if they tried to win it Smith however, tack that

of his nation have been bent to ano mined to be reckoned with. He

of creating milltary skied Anderson behind first slip for has been trained as never youth hus strength. The youth of Germany

couple. He then szemed 10 be dropped very low down at extra, but Many in Britain do riot realise that been trained since the days of Sparta,

it was so dark I will not vouch for

If we are to defeat Hitler we must

It. Several angles followed. Next be

over Lawrence scrambled a

prepared for revolutionary and Smith hit a grand four to long, the "Manchester Guardian"

single, changes and larger sacrifices, saya leg, and cut a couple to third man.

An off drive for

The "News Chronicle discussce two followed the little attention paid by responsible nine to wint

ing and using Ministers to the question of conserv-

resources. Nazi ceonomic

Fleid Marshal Goering the equipped with an economie general

dietaler, is staff. Britain needs more readiness for trying out innovations and readiness for change and sacrifice.

The journal would like to see a economic general staff for Britain.

Off Anderson's next over, second ball, Lawrence swung at one on the leg side and it went up to slip-ap- parenty of his glove. Atwell hit a aingle-Smith off drove o two. He then cut another and took a single to, extra. Two to tie, three to win!

A single to Attwell, another to Smith and last over was culled, with the game a tle. Off Lloyd's first ball Smita pooked 4 glorious tour to

quare I leg and the game was won!

A splendid winning knock capecial- ly for a cricketer of his year--a grand game and મ great marathon bit of bowling by Lloyd and Anderson. get going and would

Baxter could not boots I think.

do better in

The K.C.C. literally, had no ather bowling, and it was wonderful how Lloyd and Anderson stood up to it. And to think that those Civil Ser- vants batsmen were the muts who crawled out on Saturday. It bents mo. !

Into the continuing pandemont New Exchange

spell Armada. A "What is this? What is happen- dozen different ing Mr. Chipping!"

boya answered,

ench spelling it a different

"Awfully dusty," said Colley, all banging the mortar-bourd. "I fix it, air. Wen't take a second, air?"

Colley ran to the blackboard, shouting down the others, drown- cau- snatched up the chalk-permeated ing out Chipping's voice ordering:

for

ad-

duster and rubbed the

mortar silence.

way.

board vigorously, covering it with repeating his order for silence, mak-

Then other boya hegn white streaks.

ing more noise than the others. Then The new master snatched the hat. Colley and another youngster pre- "What's your name?"

a flood of tenta. Chipa, appalled at the result of his attempt to cheer the youngster, continuel; "I'm new, too, It's not easy to begin with.”

"Or rat traps in your desk," The boy flung himself into the ded Cooper. corner of the seat and gave vent

"Are you athletically inclined?” to a new burst of fearful grief. asked Leslie, filling his vipe. "Not Chipping made an uncertain ge- that they ever become violent" ture towards the bay, and became "You mustn't take any notice of conscious of a sudden ellence these fellows," said Masterson. "The among the other boys, and looked boys are a bit restless on first night | Go Furtively, about..

-new masters are exciting blood

What did he do, Colley, Shapport with them, but " him?" asked a youthful voice.

"Kicked him, most likely," WAS

the reply.

The new master withdrdw be-

hind his newspaper.

Arrived at Brookfield, Bingham accompanied Chipping to his quar- tore,

ased to have this room. You'll

THE BELL for

cinas range, and

Chipping made his

"Colley, sir,"

"Go back to your place, Colley.|

back, all of you!"

"Yes, sir," virtuously elorused the boys and took their seats quietly,

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TO-MORROW The

Cricket Match

·RADIO-

(Curtis)....Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)

with Orchestra; Dancing Doll (Pol- dini-Kreisler)...Fritz Kreisler (Vio- Jin) with. Piano

Rudy.

accomp. by Franz

"You will employ this time un- til six o'clock, Bald Chipping, "in ZEW, 355 metres (845-k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) writing an essay on the book you Recital from the Studio were given to read during the holl- way in Lower

days, I understand this was Kings Form.

By Victor Sanders The door ley's Westward IIo!' If you are was shut and in-in any dieulty, I shall be pleased Radio

Programme Broadcast by side dead silence

Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c°R. reigned. Chipping

to answer questions.”

"Oh, thank you, sir" choruged and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and B-11 p.m. on. 0.52 m.c's. per second.

H. K. T.

find the draft from that window opened the door and entered. The the "mocrites. will give you a stiff neck. What room was large and bare, with tall) an you looking for? Is some windows. It wan Bghted by two Chipping aurreptitiously felt the thing going on?"

chandeliers of Iron ringe with a seat of his chair for pins before 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-

sinking into it. A hand was raised, cession. Chipping, standing looking out circle of candles.

what is it ""

at the window, sald in a burst of As he stepped across the thres- enger enthusiasm: "Just as I hold. Chipping's mortar-board was imagined it! It means everything whirled from his hold by a thread do me to come to Brookfield.

a pencil all right, sir?" - "Of course

Incross the doorway and flung to the neigh hot, your idiot!" said{ther Report.

7.00 London Relay-The Old Man of the Ses."'

A play from a short story by W. W. Jacobs

7.30 London Relay The News, 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,

8.03 Lucienne Boyer' (Vocal) and Orchestre Napolitain. Chant De Sirene (Volpalti, junior)..

Napoli-Terantcile (Mezzacapo);

Fumee (os); Parlez-Mol D'Amour Orchestre Napolitain; Dans La Lenoir)...Lucianne Boyer (Vocal) with Orchestra; A Frangesni (Costa);

Souvenir De Pausilippe (Andola)... ..Orchestre Napolitain.

Ballet

8.23 Chabrier Coillion Music.

London Philharmonie... Orchestra

12.30 The Ballyhooligang. 12.43 Harry Roy and His Orchestra. 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- 1.03. Noel Coward in some of his "Who's an idiot?" demanded the Songs and Musical Shows. suppose you felt the same way... floor. Amid stifled giggles camo I'll get on. I know I will...Head- cries of: "Your hat, air!", "You've first boy fercely.

130 Reuter and Rugby Press, master of Brockfield--that's some dropped your hat!" "Oh, let me,

"You are, you idiot!".

Weather Forest and Announce thing worth working for."

"No, no, I'll pick it up more of ill cried Chipping. air

"Silencel. Silonice. I'll have an ments. "Dane

1.48 Varlets with Frances Day; any teaching: before?" please, alr." asked Bingham, grinning

"No more silence; Air?" asked Charll Kunz, Warner and Darnell, at kis The hat, instead of being picked Cooley amid general laughter. and Others. back.

up and restored, was kicked out of

2.15 Close Down. In a moment another hand wha Before, ho could roply, a school the reach of each boy stooping to raised. "Who was Queen Eliza- Flat Major, Op. 73 {"Emperor").

6.00. Beethoven-Concerto No. 5 in porter knocked and told him that Dr. Het it raising the dust on the beth's husband, sir." Weatherby, the Ifendmaster, would wooden floor.

"She

Artur Schnabel (Plano) and the didn't have xee him.

a husband.London Symphony Orchestra con- "That will do, thank you," pro-Surely, you know what she was ducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. FTER their talle, Weatherby Witton back to your places.

teated Chipping. "Kindly sit down called?"

6.38 Closing Local Stock Quota-

1. (n) Sylvia (Oley Speaks); (b) tlons. brought Chipping into the ma- please!" He made grals for the

440 Fritz Kreisler (Violin) and tr); (c) O Mistress Mine (Quilter), Now Sleeps the Crimson Petai (Qufl- ters common room and Introduced mortar-board, but always it was

Doniamino Gigli (Tenor), him to the staff."-

(et) Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind anatched from his outstretched hand,

Gypsy Chorice Kreisler); Sheo- (Quilter)...Victor Sanders (Bari- herd's Madrigal. (Kreisler)....Fritz tone) 2. Plano Solo-Selected.. Kregler (Violin) with Piano accomp. O'Nell Shaw 3. (a) Tally Ho (Leani); "Go on with your work." ordered by Carl Lamson; Sania Luein. I Long (b) A Jolly Old Cavalier (Altile Dix);

For You (Mario); Voice Of The Night (c). My Old Bhiko (Trotero)..

"No, air. What, sir?" "The Vir orwell, she was calleder never mind."

"Oh, sl, please sir, please tell

"I want you to show Mr. Chipping while, in the name of kindly helpful-us, air!" they begged. the ropes any little pointers you ness, the youthful rumans shouted: know. Mre Chipping is talding Lower "Not at all' sir," "We're glad to the new master.

8.40.

conducted by Antal Dorati. Nanders. (Barlione) with E. O'Nell Sindio-Récital by Victor

Shaw at the Plano,

Rates Set By Bank

Narrowing Buying & Selling Spread SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WESTERN FRONT

nero

now

Calm, Except Near Vosges French N.C.O., Wins Two Decorations PARIS, Jan. 8_(Reuter)——

According to the French wire less, the calm on the Western Front was almost universal except west of the Vosges, where two Nazi patrols were repulsed after heavy hand-to- hand'fighting.

Individual acts of courage receive recognition In the ofleal journal, in which are named 23 awards for gal- lantry.

One N.C.O, gets both the Military*

unit inflicted heavy losses on a fer-

man unit. The N.C.O. then led a counter-attack in which five prisoners were taken,

LONDON, Jan. 8 (UP) Medal and the Croix-de-Guerre, lis Taking advantage of the new tighter exchange regulations which became effective to-day, the Bank of England narrowed the spread between buying and welling rates for dollars to one cent instead of two cents.

The Bank similarly adjusted its rates for french francs,

Except for Stockholm and 'Oslo, which remain unchanged. the Ronk raised sterling against other official currencies, sunulancousty merewind the spread.

Result Of Pressure

1.

Berlin Reports Activity BERLIN, Jan. 8. (Reuter)-Tho official news agency states that there has been more lively artillery fre and reconnaissance activity on both sides on the Western Front.

It odds that enemy artillery

bombarded the Perl and Upper Peri regions, and also the wide valley north-east of Ritzungen.

LONDON, Jan. 8 (Reuter)-To- STOCK EXCHANGE

IS ACTIVE

day's alterations in the Bank of England's official exchange rates are viewed by banking circles as the probable result of pressure by com-

LONDON, Jun. 8 (Reuter)-The mercial institutions who have be lieved for some time that the spread Stock Exchange market was initiofly between the buying and selling rates. hesitant owing to the recent political re-shume, but the upward movement are unjustifiably large.

Authoritative quarters stress that quickly resumed under the lead of the decision will reduce the spread it-edged securities, which closed and is in no way connected with to higher on a further influx of buying

ortiers, day's new regulations regarding the

Indian Government transfer of sterling from resident to countered demond, while Fr

bonda CH non-resident accounta

The new rates merely represent the roturn of greater normalcy in quota | tion such as prevailed prior to the supersession of the free market by official quotations,

0.03 Studio Comments on Recent Events

9.15 London Helay-News Suid- Mary

H

Eastern bends were notably stronger.

Wall Street was-steady,

Jewish Refugees Arrested

F: HAIFA, Jan. 8 (Reitor).-Over 500 Jewish refugees from dormany.

910 London Helay"Cards on the and other; countries were arrested Tablo."

yesterday within territorial-waters.·'

045 Musical Comedy:

10.00 An hour of Dance Music. 11.00- Close Down.

A schooner with 300 aboard wes towing another sailing vessel with 180 aboard.