1940-04-13 — Page 7

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 13, 1940.

Denmark Feels TOMMIES IN FRANCE

The Strain

War Is Hard On ACKNOWLEDGE GIFTS

Neutrals

COPENHAGEN. SUPERFICIALLY there is little to "be seen of the war in Copenhagen, There is enough food, there is street few lighting at night, there are marching soldiers to be seen, and! there is no general postal censor- ship. But the war has brought zadical and drastic changes to Den- mark.

The charge was levelled at Den- mark during the last war that she was "making a good thing" out of the hostilities. This time things orc different: Denmark is losing money. When the new Budget proposals become law Denmark will be paying about twice as much in direct taxa- tion as before the war. Civil ser- vants' salarien and the wagen of other workers have been raised to cost of living. the soaring meet "Thousands have been thrown out, of employment by the war and men who had good jobs a few months ago; in travel bureaux, restaurants, ex- port firms and other occupations now' go from house to house peddling toothbrushes and magazines,

The housewife has noticed the war in duzen ways, ler, tea, coffee and sugar supplies are rationed, nl- though not very severely as yet. The coffee ration causes most regrets for the Dane loves frequent good cups of coffee and he must now res- trict himself to two cups a day un- less he goes to restaurant: Coal and coke, when the supplies held up by Ice actually arrive, are expensive and restricted. At the climax of the wintry spell on order was issued forbidding the use of domestic hot water systems, so there were no hot! baths.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (Kowloon Cricket Club are

therefore fuel. Copenhagen's garish from British soldiers "some-beginning to pour in to Mr. Vesterbrogade, formerly a blaze of light, is gloomy at night; only the where in France-of dona- V. C. Labrum, Hon, Secre- street lights are allowed to burn. tions of cigarettes by the tary of the Club. private consumers.

Electricity and gas are rationed to

Many reported goods and almost mark but each has to have a licence

Some of the cards are re-

all manufactured goods are imported and when Germany's quota for the produced above. They re- into Denmark, which is primarily animonth is exhausted no more parcels

can be sent that month. agricultural country—are now Un-

present only a portion of the

obtainable owing to wartime trans- The Danes are afraid that they, acknowledgments received viously obtained from Germany con- against their will and ale-raid and anticipated.

port dificulties. Some articles pre- too, may become involved in war

even

not now be supplied. Importers are trenches are now being dug in Co- By a curious coincidence, two also hampered by the necessity for penhagen's Oersted Park. Since every import, however small.

the restaurants and popular soldiers of the B.E.F, who have Denmark not only has to husband night resorts must close at midnight, her supplies of foreign currency but the Danes cannot drown their sor-received donations of cigarettes she must control all exports to en-rows in galety.

sure that pre-war ratios are main-

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L. Hastings, who was in Hong- kong in 1933.

Another la from Mr. A. Casson, who writes:

"It is nice to receive cigarettca from a place I visited before in my travels, and as an old member of the European Y.M.C.A, in Kowloon I thank you.

"The cigarettes are greatly ap- preciated.

All of the cigarettes are sent to men on Active Service.

Incidentally, the concert which will be held at the K.C.C. to-night in all of the same fund-the Overseas League Tobacco Fund. The money collected by the K.C.C. is sent to the London branch of the Overseas League, which despatches the parcels of cigarettes and tobacco

from the K.C.C. are former

One of the cards is from Mr. to France..

tained lest her neutrality be Im- Denmark would like the war to Hongkong residents. paired. Scores of food parcels are finish; it is frightening and sent daily to Germany from Den-poverishing.

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