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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 18, 1940.

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1835

Studebaker Roadster

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1034 Bulek Selan

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1937 Studebaker Coupe

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27400 $ 400.00

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PRISONER

OF WAR

What you can do for him

;

it atunda.

:

that of the depot troops"; can- any civilised nation what teens must be installed in the for. To-day, there are 64 different countries with national Red Cross camps where prisoners can buy societies. food and other articles at local

Focal point of the work of all these market prices; prisoners must societies in the International Com- milles at Geneva, staffed and ap- be medically inspected at least pointed solely by the Swiss, since it once a month, and so on.

in supposed that, whatever wors devastate the world, Switzerland is How these conditions

are the most likely of all States to reinain observed and applied depend, of neutral.

When war is "declared" this com- ment concerned-and the camp mliter immediately have the right commandant.

and duty, by international convention. of appointing delegates to visit pri- But I can assure relatives of soner-of-war camps, and to do every

how he lives; who protects him course, mainly on the Govern-

AN

extent.

A

NY day now you might Cross in Great Britain is esta- hear that a relative or blished in the office of the Lord friend of yours has been Chamberlain, at St. James's prisoners in Germany to this thing possible to alieviate the lot (I

I have read the most the prisoners in them. Palace, London, and wonderful recent reports of the Red Cross So the commitice have, appointed: captured as a prisoner of work it is doing for our men in delegate to Germany who has permanent delegates to Great Britain, war or has been interned in Germany.

visited many camps and he finds France, and Germany. But not to

Russin or Finland. That Is no cause for serious complaint. cruelty due to Stalin; because Russia As soon as the name of a carry the Hongkong Hotel Garage Germany as those 300 men

has not officially "declared" war on in the Altmark were to have prisoner is received he is sent a

Officers Are Paid Finland, only made it, and so tho international convention does not been if the Navy hadn't step- parcel of warm clothing, boots..

PRISONERS of war may apply. ped in.

shoes, etc., measurements being

not at present be sent obtained from

Delegate to Great Britain is tall, his relatives. money from home, but by the 50-years-old Rodolfe Haccius, an You will want to know how Special parcels of medical com- international convention officer engineer by profession, who speaks that friend of yours will be forts are sent to all prisoners prisoners are paid by the Gov- good English and has had long ex- treated; how you can get in known to be ill or wounded. ernment which imprisons them perience of this kind of work.

guarantee for three months.

Inspection and trial invited

Hongkong Hotel Garage

touch with him; who is supreme- Stubbs Road.ly responsible for his well-being, The answer is: the International Red Cross Committee.

Phones 27778-9

The

Hongkong Telegraph,ponsible for the supervision of as

Spain.

"the same pay as officers of cor- To France goes Edouard Frick, and And also how welcome this responding rank in the armed to Germany Marcel Juned, Doctor of must be twice every week to forces of that Government, pro- Medicine, who, in a similar capacity, every prisoner a 10lb. parcel con- vided that such pay does not gained experience in Abyssinia and taining tinned foods such as exceed that to which they are

A Useful Threat The committee, whose head- beef, ham, brawn, margarine, entitled in the armed forces of

All these delegates may, and do, quarters are nt Geneva, are res herrings, puddings, and bread, the country in whose service

visit any prison camp they like, talk well as soap and other they have been."

to any prisoners privately, and make The appropriate amounts are the most rigorous inquiries into con- the welfare of all prisoners of necessities is scnt.

Incidentally, there is a curious now being regularly paid, appar- ditions. In each capital city the Red little sidelight on life in this. ently, both here and in Germany.

English prisoners in Germany Other ranks of prisoners re- but they may ask for them. And they THE press "Special to the Telegraph Cross Committee delegate sets find supplies of bread from home ceive no pay in their prison are circulated promptly to all the indicate news which is strictly copyright up a central organisation for most welcome. And German camps, except for work done, Governments concerned. cations Ordinance. 1930, Such news as supervision and relief work. To prisoners here particularly ask which should be at the rate of

*broad from Germany. about one shilling a day.

Thursday, April 18, 1940. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

is used by the Hongkong Telegraph" to

under the provisions of the Telecommant-

bear the indication "UP" is received in

war.

Hongkong on the date of publication b7 this the names of all prisoners for the United Press Associations, who re-

eftiter wholly and forbid republication; captured, or internees, must be Neither likes the bread of the arrangementy or in part without previous reported with the least possible other country.

"Assurance Of Victory"

It is only natural that the Allies should feel assured of

victory in their struggle against Nazi aggres- sion. As is often empliasized, they have behinel them the combined resources of the two greatest empires in the world and control of the seas.

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delay, with their place of im- prisonment.

They cannot enforce improvements, make reports on what they find, which

These reports are the ultimate, safe- Kuards of the prisoners, for they em body the threat of "as you do so Finally, what are the chances shall you be done by," and bad of repatriation?

treatment meted out by one belliger All these parcels go through

ent to its prisoners can be matched For civilian internees in Germany by the other. Belgium, are carried post free in

some hope. Latest Red These names and details are both directions, and are when there

Cross reports show that there are flashed on to Geneva, and from coming from the Red Cross about 180 British subjects no interned (about 2,000 being still at large, with there they are redistributed to immune from Customs search.

restricted liberty). The German relatives of the prisoners in

Government are sending small batch- their own countries.

es of these internees home at inter- In exchange for German vals internees from this country.

Holding Up Names

have one HERE we

strong complaint

There is satisfactory evidence that they are at present being regularly received by prisoners in Germany, the time taken in

For other prisoners the likelihood transit being about eight days.

of returning home before the end of Relatives in England of pri- the war is very remote. Provision

seriously ill or so wounded as to be

Their cases are considered by

Montague Smith

TRUTH MUST OUT

This assurance has found expres against the Germans. There is soners in Germany cannot send for repatriation of mors, thors slon in a variety of ways, not all of gross delay in the disclosure of them parcels of food individually and airmen is only made for those which have passed unquestioned in names. They have been keeping (as you will see, it is not neces- quite unfit ever for future armed the Allled countries themselves. In names back to dole them out on sary), but once every three service.

# typical months the next of kin can, France, for instance, there has been the wireless. Just

Government piece of Nazi brutality, against through the Red Cross, send a medical commission in each country, some criticism of

a straw indicates the direction poster asking the public to subscribe which the Red Cross Committee "personal parcel" consisting of consisting of ore member upponited AS the old proverb tells us that

are protesting.

such things as knitted goods, by the detaining Power and two

of the wind so small happenings neutral members. The Prisoners of War Depart- chocolate, and tobacco.

If the verdict of this commission is in Germany show the difficulties. ment of the International Red

There can also be sent at all favourable then once again the In-under which the German popula- times..books_und_games_direct_ternational Red Cross Committee tion is living. from shops which hold a permit perform their duty of mercy. They to send printed matter abroad. bring them home. Relatives and friends can write

to war loans, which shows on a map of the world he vast areas included in the French and British empires contrasted with the small красе

HAW-HAW HAS A BIG

to prisoners as often as they like; all correspondence is post free.

British prisoners of war in

Why Switzerland ?

YOU

You wonder why this most humane work is conducted from Switzerland?

In 1863 a conference was held in

AUDIENCE Germany are at present permit Geneva to establish the formation in

occupied by Germany, and accom- CALLUP SURVEY panied by the words: "We shali win, because we are stronger,"

In Britain,

a pamphlet entitled "Assurance of Victory" issued by the Ministry of information a short time ago, has also been the object of wide- sprend criticism In the English press. Its suiking presentation of material intended to prove that Britain and France possess overwhelming super- iority in the military, naval, air, and economie fields, has aroused protests from those who feel thut this sort of propaganda is more likely to lead to

MANY new listeners in Eng- land have turned-in to foreign brondensts during the past two months.

Gallup This is shown by a

taken by the survey recently

Public of Institute British

Opinion. Whereas on December

2 57 per perilous complacency than to that cent, answered "Yes" to the question

quietly watchful confidence which is

wartime.

ever happen to "Do you

listen to

a desirable part of publie morale in foreign stations?" in a survey com- pleted early last month 65 per cent. There is, however, another side of

answered "Yes" to the saune question. the Ministry of Information's pan-

In the earlier survey 62 per cent. to Humburg on phiet and the French Government's und fast listened

10-

The questions

In the

answers

and the

"Do you ever happen to sten to foreign stations?"

last "If yes, which

was the one you heard?".

LISTENING

poster which is open to question. other German stations. This is their fallure to emphasize the second survey tais percentage had fact that for the great majority of risen to 77. people in France and Britain, and perhaps outside these countries as are: well, assurance of victory for the Allies rests not alone on military and naval strength and economic sources, but at least equally on their faith in the rightness of their cause.

No doubt it in true that many Ger-i mans are deeply and sincerely per- sunded that in this condict right is on their side. But between these two convictions there is a vital difference, The people of France and Britain are free to bear and to rend both sides of the .case. They may if they like listen to German propaganda broad- casta such as thuse of the 110W notorious "Lord Haw-How." In striking contrast to this Germahs are strielly forbidden to liston to foreign radio programunes.

In France and Britain, Government and people share a confidence in the righteousness of their cause so solid that there is little apprehension that i any amount of Nazi propaganda could shake it. Furthermore, accompany- Ing this conviction is a deep-seated faith that right is might and will pre- vall.

65

saft

Yes

35%

snki

No

STATIONS

Hamburg, Berlin, Zeesen,

etc.

77%

Paris

45%

4%

25+

20

2%

2%

7%

the chief

Rome

Moscow

Schenectady

Hilversumi Athlone

Miscellaneous

from the

"Lord Haw-llow" is broadcaster in English German stations. [The British Institute of Public

Opinion is an entirely independent) fact-finding organisation which samples the views of the public by personal Interviews, with a care- fully balanced cross-section of the whole population, representative of all shades of public opinton.)

ted to send per month: Officers and civilians: Three letters and four postcards; other ranks: two and four respectively.

every country of a body to be called "The Red Cross," the iden having originated in the mind of a Swiss philanthropist, Henri Dunant, who was appalled by the condition of the Now what about the conditions wounded he saw at the battle of Solferino, between the Austrians and in which prisoners live? Inter- French and Italian troops, in 1859. national law says "the food

The emblem of the Red Cross is ration of prisoners shall be equi- the Swbis dag with the colours re- valent in quantity and quality to versed, and there is no need to tell

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

162

1/13

"But I don't want one with a good 'trade-in' value!”

To get the real story of life in Germany to-day one has only to turn to the advertisements. in the German daily press.

Dr. Goebbels hos placed news- papers under strict control and all items are rigorously suppressed information of value to the Allies, which seem likely to give away any

or wh

picture of the war for the consump

which present other than a rosy tim of the German public.

But the

German Propaganda. Minister has overlooked one point- the tell-tale advertisements from the bigger stores. Goods are not being advertised for the simple reu- son that they are non-existent In Fo. far as the public is concerned and. what are there are rationed so. strictly that advertising would be a useless expenditure of money.. Their place is now taken by an entirely new type of personal ad- vertisement,

Not

merely in little local news- papers but in the great national dailles there appears a new clumr. of classified advertisements under

which. the heading of "Tausch". incans "Barter". "Tausch" began. as a small column, but it is rapidly becoming a page-und a daily page nt thut,

for the-

These advertisements most part, express a desire to ex-- ehunge goods for food and clothing -two vital needs that can no. longer be satisfied in the shops. Pictures and furniture alike are: often offered for food and clothing, but the only certain way to obtain. food is to offer clothing and vice versa. Sugar, fats, soap will quick-.

procure an outnt.

But, along with this desire to ob- lain something for the present, there

Kolng

on

tho at same time a struggle to obtain future. Those

unc anxious.

something for the

muney

who have

to turn it into goods, which may, the future prove of value to them.. At the back of the German mind is the lurkingt fear of inflation. They are afraid that the paper marks of Hitler may go the way of the paper marks in

in 1910. If this should

happen, money would be useless: but with an extra pair of boots, or

hundredweight of coal ຕ man: might be able to barter hils to:

way some degree of comfort,

All this points not only to Ger mon lack of confidence in victory, but to the extent to which the nú...... thorities are draining the resources of the country in order to manufac-- ture

and Kuns Renerally,

ammunition: