1940-03-13 — Page 13

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:.

March

13, 1940.

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PRAGUE

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WARTIME in LONDON WARTIME in BERLIN

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This is the last of a series of articles by neutral Staff Correspondents of the United Press Association on conditions to-day in the Motherland.

COMPULSORY military ser- a house on instalments. He has a wife and vice has put into the same un- one child, the latter evacuated to the coun- try. Ile faces the choice of leaving his wife romantic battle-dress both lords alone in London to face possible air raids, and dustmen.

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keeping two homes, or trying to sell the house at a loss. This is difficult, If not im- It has resulted in democratisa- possible, as thousands of persons are trying tion of the army to an extent that to sell their houses. would have horrified the brass hats of the last war. Officers now

AT the war's beginning, 1,230,000 are supposed to come from the women and children were evacuated by ranks.

the government from big.cities to the During leaves last Christmas, country as a precaution against

raids.

air

a well-known member of the aris-

Thousands more went privately. By tocracy drove up to the swank Christmas, 676,500 had returned despite Dorchester Hotel in a Rolls-Royce government warnings through radio, presa to keep a luncheon engagement and posters. Thousands who returned to with his girl friend. He was in spend Christmas with father remained when service uniform.

A kindly command- ing officer of the Bri- tish Expeditionary Force who takes મા

fatherly interest

in

his men noticed one was not sending any money home.

The

officer summoned this soldier and suggested ·

they saw how mirerably he was doing his own housework.

by-

J. YINDRICH

Others trickled back because they preferred Some home.

children were brought back by mothers unable to bear separation.

Many children bene- fited by the country air and change of food, nud gained in weight. Many dio- country familles

he send a few shillings to his wife be-covered for the first time how slum children

cause of the increased cost of living.

"TR try, sir," the soldier responded. "Bat my wife ought to be able to gef along all right. She gets 3,000 pounds à year from our estate.

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live.

Although horrified by their language and knowledge of the world, wealthy, childless couples have tackled with en- thusiasm the job of caring for children who never saw a green field before.

One urchin from Lontion's east end wrote honte that Lord So-and So, with whom he was billeted, "is a good sport and lets us do what we like, but the governess is strict

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These letters written by Mr. Bayles to his friends in New York give an authentic and completely unbiased picture of life in wartime Germany. This is the first instalment. More will appear to-morrow.

BERLIN.

A NEW decree permits marriages to be performed between soldiers at the front and sweethearts at home without the groom even being present at the ceremony.

The soldier is required to provide a writ- ten statement of his wish to be married, or to nake declaration to this effect to his bat- talion commander. The girl then goes to the register office with her eredentials and is duly married without even a proxy for the man being present.

The hunting senson is in with a terrife

and more game bang, and game

16 being served up in the restaurants.

Hunting is not regarded as a sport but as an occupation, and all the oldsters who 30 years ago wore a green bat with a brush on it and duly went hunting with an expensive carved, inlaid rifle are now being entled back into service, and many a tottering limb and

shaky band are trying to serve the Reich by bring- ing down a few rabbits,

1 had an interview some days go with a school authority. The military, or war, can- et dominates almost every study. In Ger- 13 the herole man history, for example, stresset in connection with military exploits. In military history, the development of the German military ideal, the lives of famous military virtue and the soldierly generals, kleat are stressed. Theine toples are in- variably military.

political frontiers ond prob- In geography, tems are stressed.

One sign of winter is a notice on all the train windows. It reads: "Keep windows und doors shut, don't waste heat." You may recall the stuffy, stinking atmosphere in Ger- man trains and the extreme horror of fresh air, and you can imagine how things are now when it is almost forbidden by law to open a window.

1 am amused at the sudden swing-over of the Press to praise of Russin. After abusing the Russians and ridiculing their country for years, the papers are suddenly printing nat-

tering travel-

-by-

W. D. BAYLES

I had the experience of running into my own former

this milkinon

went. murning when I round for new rationing cards. He was sitting in

#nelly

room behind

S.A. uniform und 'completely refused to recognise me or return my greeting, although he

accepted countless handouts from ine and had begged for everything, from English magazines for his son to my worn- nut sults for himself,

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After leaving me standing for at least two minutes, during which time he busied himself ancasing through pile of papers, he barked, "You wish?" As I left, he bawled "Hel Hitler" after met

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BERLIN.

a dentist

und

WAS talking with asked him what he is using for gold, silver, and platinum. He took me with him to his office because his create was something that had to be

·to scen bo appreciated.

montha.

articles

about the lovely country, Russians, the charming

the marvellous facilities for travellers, and the high cultural level of the Bolshics.

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THE loudest walls over elothes

Intioning come from the women, who are allowed опе pair stockings every two

.

of

Leg lacquer, which, when applied to the bare leg, gives the appearance of a stocking, is being advertised and sold in large quan- tities.

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BERLIN.

THE only good thing that has come out of the war thus for is a marching song, Wir Jaliren orgen Engelland, which is really a

wow.

The words are from an old sallor ditty by Leb Hermann Laens, the chorus running wohl, mein Schut teb wohl; Denn wir Jahren, denn wir fahren, denn wir fahren means: Engelland, Engelland." I gepen "Farewell, my treasure, farewell; for we're on our way, we're on our way, we're on our way to England,"

He had an oversized Wearever aluminium pot from which a a sizable chunk had been cut and told me that dozens of German mouths were now sporting fillings and castings made

Christmas is coming on, but sadly lacking out of bits of Wearever aluminium.

are the heaps of sweets and pastries na well He explained that the American Wearever-as-the-piles of soft woollens which area. is much purer than the German aluminiuin, standard present in these parts. and for this reason is more suitable for cast-

The sweet department in Werthelm's la ings. "Wearever" is the trade-mark for products of the Aluminum Cooking. Utensil now almost Alled with small gnarled apples Co. The dentist estimated that his pot will and the garment counters are vacant because last about two years if he is sparing with It. nothing can be bought without a ticket.

Ersatz for soap is occupy-

ing the pubile and scientifle mind to un increasing degree as the surplus is being used

BERLIN.

OFFICERS and men of the ranks and tella as we must not do this and that."

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* are often seen drinking together, be- cause they are given the same service BRITAIN'S blackout has establish- in hotels, restaurants and bars. A ed a world's record. Spanish repub- curious feature is that while army men lican militiamen put bullets through any saluto army men, navy men salute navy windows showing lights in Madrid dur- men and air men salute air men, they ing the civil war, but their blackouts rarely salute other services:

pale into daylight compared with Lon- An admiral strolling through While don, where natural conditions such as hall passed an army officer of lower rank, thick fogs-and--normally-pitch-black. who ignored him. The admiral seized winter nights intensify the gloom of this his arm and remarked, "Awful bore, this lightless metropolis. saluting, ch what?"

But London's night life still carries mer- Many of the mobilised men are seeing rily, with the sole difference that white

ties have disappeared completely. London for the first time. It is a comunon In the early days of occurrence to hear educated men in uniform September, only uniforms ask where in Piccadilly Circus. This JA or informal dress were rather a shock in these days of swift trans- to be seen even in the port, in view of Britain's size.

clubs. swankiest night Seaside resorts and inland spas have But Informal dress now been converted into spinster towns by has given way to the ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and mobilisation of young men and evacun- despised tuxedo.

Where wife and chil- 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) tion to these points of 21,000 civil ser- dren are away, the hus

It is ironical but true that the vants from London, a majority of them band is obliged to spend Fourth Talk of the Series don't need soap if you just actually came out on top by being plundered attractive young typists. These women his evenings in a pub,

and forced out of their shops last November. "Some Great Authors" take pine needles, stew The crooked appraisers cut the price to be now outnumber the remaining menfolk pool - hail or similar

them, and then pour off the paid by the Aryan purchaser to about one- 10 to 1.

Radio Programme Broadcast by ten and use it in the bath. third in each case, and the Germons with Civil servants evacuated to Blackpool Early closing of cine-z. B. W. an a Frequency of 845 He's Not only does it cut the dirt spare cash were most eager to grob up a were given their choice of a luxury hotel mas

resulted in and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. but it is good for rheu- prosperous Jewish shop. The Jews, having

0.52 m.c's.

per matism,

received their meagre price, are now mostly or a room in a private house, for which from appearance of an unusual and 8-11 p.m. on

For face and hands, pow- out of the country, or at least have 16 to 21 shillings a week is deducted from number of young girls in second.

meal not money safely put away, while the Aryans, their pay. This covers a bed and two meals public houses which In

dere chestnut many cases they never a day.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- only cleanses but beautifes. after having lost money for a year on the and shops while learning to run them, are now entered before, but there cession.

Ivy leaves stewed The case of William Beazley, 13 years apparently is not

strained are adequate for facing bankruptcy because they are

is polled to keep the shops open and to employ It clothes, an accountant in a London firm, is typical. abnormal

12.30 Dance Musle by Harry Roy Inundering

the staffs but have nothing to sell. and His Orchestra.

maintained. Ho caran four pounds a week and is buying drinking.

place.

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amount

An of

RADIO

I. K. T.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea ther Report.

1.03 Compositions of Grier.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press,

IT is now impossible to buy gramophone up and the population is records without turning in old ones in compelled to get along on exchange. The factories are not given new

one small cake per month. material, and must reclaim old records to

For, a bath, I read in the manufacture new ones. Volkischer Beobachter, you

Sandler with Samchtini ('Cello) and Byfeld (Piano).,

8.45 London Reiny-The Spirit

RETURN of OLD FAVOURITES Weather Forecast and Announce of Austria." Programme of Re-

ON

PARLOPHONE

1195---Kundan Potpourri

Caucasia

F630-Golf. Comedy RE536-Humoresquo

Bleeping Bouty Wallz. F1103-Jealousy. Tango

Hear my sonz Violcila. Tango.

ILEG75----I cried for you

Begin the Begaloe. F985-Bfaria my own. Kumble

Green eyes.

Rumba,

F581—Argumenta.. R2483 Blue bells of Scotlană

My Bonnie Hos over the ocean. R2085–61. Louis Blues

Arkansas Bluce,

W-Blue Danube Walls

ments.

1.48 Latest Variely.

2.15 Close Down.

D Minor ("Death and the Malden")

Roth String Quartet, 6.38

collections.

9.15 London Relay-News Bum- Inary.

Jews

the

com-

FISHERIES RESEARCH Station to be Erected To

West of Aberdeen

'The Colonial Development grant of £8,000 having been accepted, plans for the construction of the Hong- 6.30 Schaberi-Quartet No. 14 in 9.30 Studio-"Some Great Au-kong Fisheries Research Station are

thors: Lamb-The fourth of a proceeding, series of talks by Failier Ryan, S.J. It is understood that a site just to the west of Aberdeen has been sur- 0.50 Musical Comedy "Pleasa

voyed. Teacher."Bobby Howes and Com- 6.40 Light Orchestral Selections pany with the London Hippodromo 7.08 Billy Mayeri at the Plano Orchestra conducted by Josephi Tun In Billy Mayerl's Savoy Havana Me-bridge, mories,

and Billy Mayerl's Own Se- fection.

Russian Balalalla Orch. tions,

...Clapham & Dwyer. .Berlin State Opera Orch.

Robert Renard Orch.

.Mildred Balley & Orch.

Victor Sylvester & Orch. ......................Clapham & Dwyer, ....Ella Logan & Orch.

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Closing Local Stock Quota-

7.20 Sea Shanties and Choruses.— Johnny Come Down To Hilo, The Hog's Eye Man, Raymond Newell and Chorus with Plano; Down In Deme- rara, Riding Down From Bangor, Solomon Levi, Raymond Newell and B. C. Male Chorus with Plano. 7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather „Mildred Palley & Orch. Report and Announcements,

8.03 Tebalkowaky-Concerto No. 1 „Johann Straus & Orch.ta D Flat Minor, Ob. 23,—Egon Petri

(Piano) and the London Philharmo nie Orchestra cond. by Walter Goehr.

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6.30 Violin Solos-Hungarian Donco No. 5, Menuct, Wolf with Otto Schulhof ot the Plano: The Child and His Dancing Doll, Albert

10.07 A Dance Programme. 11.00 Close Down.

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