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NANCY

'G'MORNIN', 'MISS

ORCHID

OH, THANK YOU,

SLUGGO!

BRUNG, YA

AN APPLE!

Wednesday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By

Goodbye, Mr Chips

THE CRICKET

"Chips" of Brookfield School, now 84, and retired 15 years, falls into a muse and recalls his first appear. ance at the school as an instructor. They had ragged him so much that the headmaster had come in, de- manding to know what was going on.

THE boys, shame-faced and appalled, retreated to their desks.

Chipping, bewildered, battered, breathless, stared at Dr. Weatherby.

He passed a trembling hand across his face.

"I'm sorry, sir," he said in a

"But that means Colley !" sald

ahalting voice. "I'm afraid I Shane, the master who coached the

"His voice trailed off into team.

silence.

"le's our best man." "Plenue, Mr. Shane," said Dr.

Dr. Weatherby, his black, Weatherby, "leave this to me. Mr. scarcely chosen a very happy occa spade-beard trembling with the Chipping, if I may say so, you have anger that consumed him, ad-stou for the exercise of disciplinary dressed the pupils in a terrible mensures." voice.

"As a matter of fact, sir, I had "It is 18 years ago this term entirely forgotten about the cricket since I had occasion to cane the match, and my attention was drawn School. The to the fact by the class in such au Lower entire

back on my decl. young gentlemen of that day insolent manner. I thought it in-

Blon." came honestly by their punish-advisable to go ment. I think I can say the;

"You observe the effect same for you. You will present!

my study to- entire school." yourselves at morrow afternoon, in alphabe- tical order, at intervals of three regrettable."

three "Surely, air, in the starting at minutes,

I believe I can promise stances," suggested. Bingham, "you o'clock. you I have lost none of my might exercise your personal au-

thority-" vigour."

+4

on the

"I do indeed, sir. It is most

circum.

"Mr. Bingham, you forget that school are The silence that met the

traditions of this Headmaster's words could be the

However hasty and felt. He looked briefly, almost inexorable. expressionlessly at the disadvised be the judgment of one of my preceptors. he must-at-all-costs traught new master.

be supported by myself."

THE

From the novel by JAMES HILTON Adapted from the M.-G.-M. Mitchell which will shortly be screened film by Lebbous

in Hongkong.

Perhaps you don't want to be liked. Perhaps you don't mind being hated

JUST PUT IT WITH THE OTHER THINGS THE OTHER BOYS BROUGHT ME!

January 10, 1940. Ernie Bushmiller

DEC-S

Here's Luck!

EWO

Two

BEER

Celts Who Would Not Fight

For MATCH

"You may go," said Chipping in a dead velce.

despite

intention,

"Mr. Chipping, do you remember me? Hargreaves,"

"Of course I remember you.

"It was

But.

ngo you

་

The Saxons

9

TWO WELSH NATIONALISTS declared beforë tribunals for conscientious objectors recently that they could not fight on behalf of England.

One who appeared at Southwark asked that his claim should be transferred to the North Wales tribunal at Caernarvon. This was refused.

It was at Caernarvon that the other. Welshman's application was heard. He was registered uncondi tionally as an objector.

At Southwark, John G. Brooks, nged 21, of Warren Farm, Holton (Oxfordshire), who said he had now changed his name to Lagoona, con- tended that the cause of Celtic inde- peadence was his sole allegiance.

AND 1,900

',

Therefore, he objected to fighting CAME BACK

for England.

"My Own People" Brooks, artteled to a Welsh solicitor In Anglesey, said his mother was a Cell and he was a Welsh Nationalist. "It is not right for the Saxons, or English, to tell me what I am to do." he said,

I acknowledge n

e no right to anyone except my own people to decide whether I should or should not fight

in a war."

Judge Davis (the chairman), who served in the Royal Welch. Fusillers in the last war): I Celtic peoples had their independence, decided to take part in this war, and ordered you to take part in it as a soldier, you would have no objection 7 should have no objection at all.it. the Celtic people were free agents. But I doubt if any Celtic nation, if free. would take part in this war.

Will Face Prison. Lagonna went on: "If it means I have to go to prison, I shall have to go; but I think it is the gravest

anyone responsibility to send

are developing prison when they Bibir minds.

to

In the first few days of the war nearly 2,000 pri- soners In British gaols were set free.

They were men who had three months or less to serve. Some of them had only been sent to prison in the week before the war.

Their release was ordered primarily to case the strain on accommodation in pri- sons outside the danger. areas to which long-term men were being taken.

According to the Criminal Record Office of Scotland Yard, 1,900, or 95 per cent.. of the men who had been re- leased were back in prisen. or awalling trial for new offences.

that, his work as flerk at the Royal "I loathe war because I think it is Arsenal Co-operative Society linked sane to live for anything and not to him with the war organisation by helping to supply food to munition workers. "It is my contention that England

to only way He replied: "The is largely responsible for this war.

"If you went to South Wales you keep really clear of the war is to could see the terrible misery that has commit suicide, but if I give up my een brought upon the people there." life I shall be unable to help in Tegarding the cure as a difficult achieving my pbject of amiversal one, the Tribunal considered it in peace."

to

CHIPPING,

his gond

hiyou've grown, you know!"

"Remember the first day we met. earnest, dosire to!

In the train and 1 nearly drowned be the friend of his pupils, had got you in my tears?"

my first term as well. off on the wrong If you hadn't started first, I should foot. He was probably the most have done the crying myself."

"I heard a few years disliked of all the mastero; not only for that, his first year at Brookfield,

were leaving Brookfield." years that but for the nineteen

"Yes-er-I was going to leave. followed. Dr. Weatherby died in It just didn't happen, though 1888 and his bust now stood with Perhaps I shouldn't mention it, but that of the other headmasters about rather expect to be Housemaster -the-Quadrangle.

here next term Woodward is leav Chipping stood, white-faced, his

idla. Congratula The boys were going home for Ing."

That's uplendid, A young- "I think, Mr. Chipping, you

the summer, holidays. "I-er-thank you elr," said Chip-hands gripping the side of his deak, giving no sign that he had had better come to see me-after

ping feebly..

ster, running past Chipping, going tions. Well, I suppose I'm keeping Prayers."

down the school steps, stopped to you from packing. Goodbye, Mr. "We need not assume, genlle even heard Morgan's outburst,

"You may hand in your papers."

stockings. Chipping Chipping." pull up bla though "Y-yes, sir," and Chipping.

Even Hargreaves, after 19 years, words, men, that the gamo is lost before

I do He paused, and then ng

placed a hand on the boy's shoulder. Headmaster's

"Have A jood holiday, Mat- seemed in haste to leave him, thought Chipping, as he murmured: uttered to Chipping at the 'It is played. In any event, close of their interview long re-not consider a victory in the play forcing himself to make the effort. when I imposed your detention this

"Thanks awfully," said the boy "Goodbye. Glad to have seen you." principle." mained in the new master's worthy the sacrifice of aarid: "I should like to tell you that THE long win-afternoon I had forgotten our game

ill at ease. Looking about he apied "Hi, Johnson, dows of Chip with Sedbury, but the manner in

a fellow, shouted: memory, for there was real emo-

ping's classroom which you drew- this to my atten

walt for me," and was off at a run. tion, perturbation even, in

were open and the tión left me no alternative hut the

That was the way all of the boys Weatherby's voice: "Our pro-

felt. about Chipping. Would he ever boys, aullen looks course I followed. I would like you fession is not an easy one, Mr.

bent DR their to know, Loo, that my judgment in.

bo able to change their attitude? Chipping. It calls for some-

tusks, heard up the first place was-hasty and ill-

man fell in stop at his side. that no one regrete thing more than a University to

plause and shouts from the cricket advised, and

more than Dr. Weatherby the Inet degree. Our business is

had to be up mould men. It demands charac-field."

played. that my authority School! Well "School!

You must understan held. tor and courage..

that. Ifif I have lost your friend- That caning of a whole class School" came the cry of their ex- did not endear Chipping to the citei mates watching the game.

Amid resounding applause from ship, I have little left that I valu The silence continued pupils, although they were aware that their own outrageous rag- the onlookers came sudden cries and I say this from the bottom e

No one spoke. ging of the new master had distinguishable in the classroom. my heart." brought it upon themselves. It"What a swipe!" "Good old Wiggs!" "Has anyone anything to say 7" was but a few weeks later that "Run, air, run!" another incident occurred which

Several of the pupils aprang to

further estranged the boys and their feet, among them Colley.

the new rinster::

One went to the open window; others quickly followed. They stared wildly.

Dr. Weatherby was address-out at the game, and geatleslated A Look Through

ing the boys in the big dining hall:

"It's Wiggs!"

"Only six to win!" cried another it out!" he "Before we leave, I want to wish our Cricket Eleven the best pupil. "Go on, run

"No! No! Get back, you ass!" of luck against Sedbury this yelled to the distant player. afternoon. We have now won. the match three years in succes-shouted another boy at the win- sion. This year Selbury claims

dow.

The "Telegraph”

attempt to keep up

thews."

107

A

TO-MORROW

'Escape"

IN FIRST LIST

TO WAR OFFICE

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN men now serving with the B.E.F. as warrant officers, non-commissioned officers or privates have had their names sent from G.H.Q. to the War Office with the recommendation that they should be considered for immediate, promotion to commissioned rank

This is the first such list. More names will follow shortly.

Recommendations have been sent, to London by request of the War Office.

50 YEARS AGO

Jan. 10, 1800, During the last two years the Hallan Ilie cry was repeated by others. Arny has been increased by 30,000 men, 200 Arld guns and 6,800 cavalry. Neve to be sending us the finest team There followed a sharp crash of was the army so numerous or power- with Germany's that ever came out of a very wickets, with the shouting of many fully organised as at present, unser the

The 107 men who are to be the first fine school. Well, we shall give distant voices: "How's that?"

"Out!" The voice of the umpire military polley,

25 YEARS AGO ::

anldiers promoted in the field in this them a hearty welcome. We

Jan. 10, 1015.

way have been specially selected by exceptional shall give them a big tea, but I came to them clear and sharp ko

"All fortune-tellors have been banish their commanding ofcere as men of venture to predict we will not the crack of a whip. The boys at the window turned to face the class.

muttered one of ed from Paris and Berlin, their pro-long service "We've lost!"

undue baring caused

experience. Ex-officers serving in give them the Cup."

of

the ranks and reservists are included. INSTEAD

them. They returned slowly to gnostications

MISS TRAINING UNITS the expected ap plauso, the hun-their scata. One of them, Morgan, elation or depression," pays & Home

They will receive "emergency" dreds of boys sat spoke over his shoulder to Colley.

"Tough luck, Colley,"

complasions. They will not have to graduale through an officers cadet

of Chipping...

paper.

of or

10 YEARS AGO

Jan. 10, 2030. That the British delegation at tha MORGAN Naval Conference, with, the full convent swung about to of the Admiralty, will make praporal training unit in the United Kingdom.

in silence, eyes "Morgan!" came the low voice

fixed obstinately upon their plates. Dr. Weatherby was astonished. "What does this silence mean?" he anked of the master grouped around his table. "Something har hap poned! What is it?".

"Well, air, it's really no business

of mine began the master he

Each man will, if the application is Involving a reduction of British erainer face the master, strengtli from seventy vessels to afty, approved by Whitehall, receive a his features

was disclosed by Mr. A. V. Alexander, notification that he has obtained a -commission and will then be told to twitching. He the First Lord of the Admiralty.

what unit in France he has been ap spoke rapidly al-

pointed. most incoherent. All ly: "Oh,

addressed, but Chipping interrupted. right, sir! Sedbury's beaten us. It's not just I think perhaps, sic, I can ex- We've lost the cup! plain. I'm keeping my class In this us-it's the whole school. We know you don't care how the fellows fealt afternoon.

5 YEARS AGO

Jan. 18, 1935. Hollywood's model marrings has been hipwrecked. Mary Pickford was divorce from "Douglas Fairbanks after a a granted an interlocutory decree of three-minute bearing.

Lo

Darn It, Boys, Hero's

Your Chanco

Boys should be initiated into the mysteries of knitting, dar- ning, patching and sowing on buttons, suggests the Board of Education in a memorandum to Jocal authorities.

Provision and maintenance of

the evacuated chil-,, clothing dren one of the urgent pro- blems how facing the Board.

It arrests, therefore, that an much time as possible" in the school time-table should be ́da"" voled to needlework: subjects.

man hay beon Although each specially chosen by smorit, he has to make an individual application for a to accept the responsibilities of cam-

commission,

missioned rank and then gives him His officer asks him if he is willing an Army form to all in.

privato and eventually decided adjourn it for Lagonna to call further witnesses, if he desired.

Pacifist Policy!

At Caernarvon Harry Grimth, a the Welsh clerk at 20-yer-old Nationalist headquarters, sald he was convinced that he could not take part in any of England's wara.

Wales's freedom.

gain

де He was registered as a conseleniow worked In objector provided he agriculture.or forestry.

A niter of optical instruments it Chatham Dockyard," Richard Percival Matarie (20), or Southill Road, Chatham, said he had tried to get other work without success.

Incompatiblo

"I have decided," he declared "that God and war are incompatible, and I want to BEWIT as soon as possible.

with the my

connection

machine."

Wat

i was the declared policy of the

even lo party

not to fight,

Sir (Judge The chairman Artemus Jones): You know that the Welth not

Sir Reginald Kennedy Cox (men docs

ber of the Tribunal): Are you going nationalist clotros?

Grimth replied that he also object to stay in the dockyard

Matanie: Unless I can get another

Act

recognise

ed on Christian grounde.

Spoke Of Suicido

Two men facing other tribunals spoke at suicide.

Ronald William Wayne, of, Max well Road, Welling (Kent), was told

HONGKONG REFUGEES

Slight Increase In

Local Camps

job.

Sir Reginald: Even though Cod and war are incompatible?

Matanle: The only way a man can be an absolute pacifist In Bribin Is to commit suicide.

He was reglatered provided he engaged in engineering work.

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1105-

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The grand tolel on January-0-was with 7,482 on 7,405, as compared December 30, showing an increase of

now

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