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June 15, 1940.

CURRENT COMMENT.... By Scrutineer

ITALY has joined in the war against the Allies in manner and at a time which doca not redound to her honour.

Mussolini seeks to plunge the stiletto into the back of France.

It Is the last possible aci ot, treachery In this wor: There can be no further attempts of this nature for the nations that remain outside of the dictator systems are hardly capable of sinking to the depths of infumy with which we are now so familiar,

- Italy hus given guarantees to the Balkan stufes in order that she might concentrante her forces along the Riviera knowing full well that in the event of the collique, of France, Yugo-Slavia would be in no position to resist Italian clalma to the coast of Dalmatia.

It is astonishing low each nation in Europe has had similar agsur- ances from Germany and has re- gretted that any reliance was placed on them. So it wil be with Yugo- Slavia and Greces. 11 is some- thing to be relieved of the Bam- boyant speechies of Mussolini and to know that now the gung will speak instead of him.

THE fleets and army which he has kept immobolised in the Near East and in the Mediterranean will now be active instead of passive.

Italy's Risks

It will be necessary for Mussolini to secure a speedy victory, if he is to maintain the martial spirit which he has so assiduously built up, for the Italian people are far temperamental than

more

other nations.

But apart from this psychologi~ cal need, there is the necessity for supplies which Italy must draw from foreign countries.

A war lusting over the winter would be disastrous, for Italy has only the supplies she has stored up in preparation for this war. When they are exhausted, then internul trouble must inevitably follow.

While Italian air power will un- doubtedly do considerable damage in the Mediterranean, ultimately sea power must prevail for even Europe is

self-contained not a ceonomic unit, much less is Italy. Rubber and oil, to mention only two commodities, are necesary to modern warfare, as are chrome, cool, copper, iron ore, inanganese ore, mlen, nickel, tip, and tungsten: but Italy does not possess these things,and should the war last beyond the Ume when her present stock of suppiles is exhausted, she will be in serious dimculties.

Her guarantee to the Balkans is, from that point of view, under- standable for she hopes to gel some of these materials from stocks kept In the states in Central Europe.

What of Turkey? The next question is what will be the reaction of Turkey. to this declaration of war?

In 1011 Italy addressed an ultimatum to Turkay, requiring her consent to an Italian occupation of Tripoli and Cyrenaica in North Africa, now the Italian colony of Libya. As Italy had sen power and Turkey practically none, she had no dimculty in defeating Turkey and so getting control of these lands,

The policy of every nation is continuous and Turkey must regard the present declaration of war by Italy as an opportunity for recover- ing that which she feels was un- justly taken from her.

Whatever criticism has been levelled against the Turles, want of courage and soldierly qualities are never mentioned, for everyone

agrees that they are present to a far greater extent in the Turks on ninong the Italians.

She will make great use of her air force, of her submarines and ́her fast coastal motor boats, In fuct the reason for Italy's' -, bellicose attitude since the last war is due to the consciousness of milll- tary inferiority. It is reaction from the last war.

Cheap Victories Mussolini's bombastic and truculent speeches reveal this state of mind quite clearly, while the opportunities he has always sought to win cheap victories merely confirm this dingnosis.

He took 40,000 men, a hugo, force, and; polson; eos,, to conqher; Abyssinin. The size of the army was a joke among military experis,

The disaster at Adowa was too vivid a memory to permit of an- other failure.

More recently Caporetto and Guadalquiver are two names that reveal un inherent tendency of the Italian to become panický,

Turkey has no record of that character.

Italy even if she comes success fully out of this campaign, which God forbid, cannot hold her head up among nations. Her psychological and moral state of inferiority will be even more pronounced.

Her King publicly stated that so long as he was King he would never go to war with France.

He seems to have perjured himself.

The Roman Catholic Church

through Cardinal Hinsley, has definitely dissociated English Catholics from this sinister and despleable set of treachery, and the Pope himself has not concealed his allsapproval of a course of action which strengthens the forces of evil in Europe.

France Fights On Reaching

of height heroism, of which the Fascist are incapable, France, bleeding and devastated, fights on.

France, which has enriched the world in a way the Nazis or the Fascista could never hope, struggles with heartrending cifort to defend what she holds dear.

At least she preserves her soul, while Mussolini stabs her body and in doing so loses his own soul and that of Italy.

We might, of course, be accused of exaggeration and, naturally, of blas in thus branding Mussolini, were it not for the fact that the people of the United States are practically unanimous in endorsing this view.

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American Opinion Nothing has done so much to consolidate American opin- ion, and elicit that form of sympathy which is of practi- cal value.

Funds for Italy cannot be collect- ed in the United States. Munitions, aeroplanes, tanks and every kind of military equipment are now being speeded up for the Allies.

America has one aim, un Un divided aim, and that is the des- truclion of Fascism and its equally repulsive offspring. Nazi-ism.

President Roosevelt has the whole "nation"bellid "film" in ̈his violent condemnation of these political abortions which are so perfectly epitomised in the character of these two dictators.

Of the two at the moment, Musso- lini is the more execrated for his crime in the foulest and blackest,

He set Hitler the example in acizing power. lle now again in the eyes of America once more asserts his superiority over all others in committing a crime, the magnitude and malignity of which throws every other one Into the shade and makes every criminal in history almost innocent and lovable by comparison.

Stab and Retire Italy's method of warfare is of the stiletto type.

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She will stub and retire, but it hi evident that such methods of Oghting cannot give control över. land or sea.

The British

yet been driven off the decan, Its range and power are so great that the Italian merchant nect, like the German, has already ceased to exist, and, of course, the Allies also posscas the, fast striking, unlis.

It looks as though this war, which will last a long time, will be finally decided not on the land, but by the nation that has sca power and, therefore, controls the ocean routes, with the Allied forces already in position in the Near East, for land, .sta and air Warfare, the Allles' can await the issue of the struggle with Italy with full confidence of victory.

Not A Weakness

The departure of the 'Allied forces from Narvik was not 80 much a measure of weakness in Norway- as a necessary step which had to be taken in order to increase our strength In France.

The loss of the Glorious is one of those incidents, which must occur in every war. The aircraft carrier it

not heavily armoured and is more vulnerable from air and tea furces than other naval craft.

Cripps In Moscow

The arrival of Sir Stafford Cripps in Moscow, as British Ambassador reflects the change in the diplo maile situation.

Russin thought she had gained certain strategical advantages when she came to terms with Germany and got possession of the eastern part of the Ballle but now that Germany has got control of Den- mark, those advantages have been neutralised.

Just as the Russian alliance with France was worth 50 or GO divisions to the French, so in the case of a war of Russia with Germany, the same alliance would have been of equal value to the Russians.

In the present crisis, France is without that valuable assistance and -Russia must w be wondering what will happen to her in the absence of similar forces in u future war with Germany.

Access Cut Off

With the whole northern and eastern coast of the mainland of Europe in possession of Germany, Russia's access to the outer oceans is cut off.

Her exports from the Balde poria will depend on the goodwill of Germany.

It is dimeult to see where Russion und German Interests coincide and do not clash.

A victory for Germany cannot possibly be in Stalin's interest.

There seems to be a good deal cf scope for Sir Stafford Cripps in this area of diplomacy, especially I he can reconcile Turkish and Russian views, which in any case, are closer than they were before.

Franco's Role

The Spaniards have adopted the role of non-belligerency a more definite position will depend on the fortunes of the present war.

The bait the Italians and Ger- mans offer is Gibraltar, but the brake is the internal condition of Spain-Its disunity and poverty,

The civil war was won by Franco with the aid of Mussolini, and with- out that aid he could not have gained the upper hand.

In other words, a considerable section of the nation has been em- bittered, though it is without any voice at the moment, but it might well reassert itself if an opportunity uccurred.

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Tenth Annual

Amateur Photographic

Competition

June - September, 1940. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-bour entries,

Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.

First Prizes in each of the four Sections. -

$250 CASH PRIZES $250

SECTION ONE General Pictorial: Land-and-Seascape:

Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. 1st. Silver Cup, 2nd. $30; 3rd. $20, 4th: $12.50.

SECTION TWO.

Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studies, 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

SECTION THREE

Still Life and Table Top Studies.

1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th: $12:50.

SECTION FOUR

(Craftsmen's Section)

The whole of the work entailed in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who will be required to make a declaration to this affect. Each - entry must have pasted on the back a special entry form: obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph or from the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographic Society, Subjects at the discretion of competitors.

1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20, 4th. $12.50

RULES

The following' Tulen will govern the Competition:

The Competition is confzed ex- clusively to amateter photo grapher

2-No Amployén or master of

Arm the photographic trade

peranted to compete.

The pros will be awarded to the competer Bending in what KIR adjudged to be the best photo- Zach graphs//in each Baction. entry Dust be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com polition. and which must be parted; on back of calry, bot 4.The right to publish any or all 101 the

of the entries is reservado

Jongkong Telegraph. -All photographa entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already, entered in other Competitions are....Ineligible Nd responsibility wi be accepted for non-delivery of loss of ar damage to entries',

7-All entries to be either black, tepla, or aned pictures, and "mudi be mounted, Coloured, přeto» "graphs are "ineligible.'

1-Pictures submitted in popia tones should be accompanied by smaller print in black and white, -No picture to entered in more

than one section, i 10-Mounts to be only while or preun

must be of one of the following. nizes:—20x12, 15×20.

11. No correspondence will be entered into in connection with, the Comi petition:

12-Members of the Staffs of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China: Morning Poet are not I permitted.. to cumprie),

13The decision, of the, Judges shall

"be"final"""

1-At the conclusion of the Come“

petition, entefas will be returned to competitors on "applications MÒ' the Telegraph, efices within 'merra

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