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WATSON'S LIME JUICE CORDIAL T

COMBINES

TY WITH

NOMY

CHIS MASTERS VOICE"

ND 6385

RD 5590

NEW

DANCE

RECORDS

GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA

TUXEDO JUNCTION, Fox trot

DANNY BOY (Londonderry Airy Fox trol

TOO ROMANTIC, Fox trot (VR)

SWEET POTATO PIFER, Fox tot "BOAD TO SINGAPORE

JOE LOSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA

LET THE CURTAIN COME DOWN. From frot YOU MADE ME CARE, Watz

WHEN JUNE COMES, Fox trot

210) 538

OD KARD

THE WOODPECKER SONG, Quickstep

IF I SHOULD FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

Waltz

ED 5590

ND ASPE

S. MOUTRIE

RAINBOW VALLEY, Slow Fox troi

THIS CANT BE LOVE, Quickstep ("UP AND DOING": WHEN NIGHT IS THROUGH, Fox trot

YORK BURJING,

& CO., LTD.

CHATER ROAD.

Parisian Grill

Air-Conditioned

Music during Lunch & Dinner

Tel. 27880 for reservations.

TO-DAY

AT

THE

Open till 1 a.m.

KING'S

A REWARD ON HIS HEAD LA

THE ROSSE AT HIS HEELS A SEÑORITA IN HIS ARMS

Ah!..... that-

LUCKY CISCO KID

O. Henry's romantic rogue.of the

Rio Grande at his, truntin'est!

CESAR ROMERO

ALSO

MARY BETH HUGHES

DANA ANDREWS EVELYN VENABLE CHRIS-PIN MARTIN

H. Bruce Humberstone Prodear John Stanko Serdem

Play by Robert Exis and Melan jogan

A 20th Century-Fox Picture

JUST RECEIVED BY CLIPPER LATEST MOVIETONE WAR NEWS British and Italian warships battle in the Mediterranean. Franch warships surrendered to British.

Naxi bombers attack convoys, planes down,

·Naxi prisonors sent to Canada.

War in Egypt-Italian prisoners. Etc. Etc.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August. 27, 1940.

GOOD USED CARS

Make of Car

Vauxhall 10-4

1938

Morris & Saloon

Miles Ly. No. Price

.. 20044 5402 $2400

3715 $1300

1930 • 21861 Vauxhall 14 Saloon

1933

2341 $1760 **** 1752 Morris 10 Saloon

1034

335230 6070 $1000

Chevrolet Sedan

1035

Studebaker Sedan

1936

16141 4218 $1200

15539

70 $1900

Ford V8 Saloon

THE

CA

ITALIANS TAPPING

SECRETS

AS FIGHTERS OF THE

"APORETTO has been de- scribed as the biggest

1934 ....... 31819 2104 $1200 military defeat in history.

Standard 12 Saloon

1937

29541 4512 $2000

Humber 12 Saloon

1934

32420 54 $1000 Studebaker Champion Coupe

1940

02400 300 Chrysler Roadster

1930

15152 4240 $1000

Six German divisions and six Austrian, with 300 bat. teries only, defeated 600,000 $3000 Italians. It was not only a defeat, it was a rout and 600,000 Italians ran in com- plete panic, only stopping when their line was 70 miles to the rear of where they started from.

All cars serviced the same as

for new can

ADDITIONALLY

All units of $1500 and over in value the Hongkong Hotel Garsye guarantee for three months.

carry

Inspection and trial invited

Hongkong Hotel Garage

Phones 27770-0

The

Stubbs Road.

Hongkong Telegraph.

Tuciday, August 27, 1940. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 26015

THE PIT -Aprelel to the Telegraph" I need by the "flongkong Telegraph" to Indtrale new which is aizietly copyright snder the provisions of the Telecommuni cations Ofernunga. jut. Nuch now a brate the Indication "L:)** la received in Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Prom AerneIntists, who co-

By

One Who Fought

With Them

were

MAILS

ONE of my minor thrills early

in this war was to see wait-

it was decided to sandwich the "Eye Ties" in between the British and French, since in no other way could they be kept in the line, and very ing on the hall table a letter often then we had machine-guns be- from overseas marked with B. hind them. At zero hour we had to rubber stamp, "Passed by Cen-

ross the Plave (no mean fent, the

of inspection and control.

Every type of epitlio passes under the eyes of the letter censors, who

extremes Jo grow immune to the written evidence of love and hale,

lusty success and ruin, hope and fear, They are looking strictly for "bus!- ness" which means, broadly, treason- able activities.

river being two miles, wide and in sor," In all belligerent countries places a swift current) by the various war conditions cause the mail bridge hends allotted to the different destined for or coming from armies. I had to go over with the abroad to pass through a fine net Infantry 4 Forward Observation Omeer. The French and ourselves got over after a bad time, apart from anything else having at times to wade up to our necks.

The Italians did not arrive and where they should have been wTID the Austrians, in the same front line smiles and cheers: at the latter as the French on one side and the

British on the other. I have had it from eye by sullen Indifference.

The Italians

Subsequently, I learnt that they witnesses

G-inch (British

Anished

found their bridge head a bit hot and It may surprise many people to howitzer batteries were there with the war and as we marched had come along to ours, which at know that even in peace-time letters at the time) who told that the through Italy we were hissed, the time was not being so heavily can be intercepted quite legally, and

shelled.

some of the methods of control used Italians threw away their arms, our coming to stir things up

The British officer in charge of our in peace time are used in war-time equipment and anything else being highly unpopular.

bridge head drait with the altuation | also. For the object of the authorl- which impeded their flight and We soon found out that the by producing his revolver, pointing ties is not always only to read what rushed pell-mell in utter con- Italians were born thieves. They it at the Italian general's stomach a certain individual is writing or re- fusion.

wormed their way into the train, and informing him if he moved a step criving. It may also be to conceal into our billets and even our dug in the direction of our bridge head from him that he is regarded with Foch and Sir Henry Wilson outs, pinching boots, clothes,

any auspleton. went at once to Italy and it was equipment and anything else talians

Giving Him Ropa decided to send immediate help, they could lay their hands on, buttery work had by then fenced When ant espionage Moreover it WILA considered I myself lost the whole of my any of the Austrian batteries shell- | Secrets case—particularly the former --at last comes to court and people advisable to send the best troops equipment en route to Italy, the During all this time my advanced learn that against one or several of Franer and England could spare rail waggon being deliberately signalling post had been shelled try

the defendants a

case na

has exist. of the time. Plumer and his disconnected and left behind, Hillan guns and no effort on

my ed for some time, they often wonder fine Seeand Army were chosen Later 1 ngain lost the majority par 11 still retain the messages why the authorities did not pounce for the British, and my battery of my equipment and even had the Italians arrived 1 inst met of sufficient rope, a suspect may often

pent back) could stop them,

When earlier

The reason is that, given Was withdrawn from Pass my revolver, glasses, compass my fighting kit as 1 bave mentioned fend those watching him to his

stolen by Italian troops before, seven

battle chendaele, where it had suffered ete

keeps thest hands from stealing

T5 per cent, casualties, and every when engaged in the Line. single man WHA In varying stages of gas poisoning, the

☆

i would be him las!.

After 24 most critical hour the

arrived

our counter

Ing their bridge head.

m

they can't

serer All rights and forbid repablication majority bring unable to speak. WHEN we got into the War Halina, it was a mixture of con-

either whotly or in part without previous #great.

Balance Of Power

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the

Chi March 28 Finch

Governments mi that they had mutually METROUDATÍ sundertakea best to discxiss penes terms

zenching complete agreement | order. on the conditions necessary to ensure

each of theit un effective lashing guarantee of their security

to

Let

sippene that

Ha

A good

or

Omelat

principals

pals or expose a mass of in- formation otherwise unobtainable, In the meantime he may be regular- y forwarding reports, but, so long as their nature is known, their value

can be nullified,

1

THE French simply deleated the

area we found it infested tempt and loathing, and perpetual

The recret interception of letters is with spies and traltors and iden. fruds took place, We British just

them

one of the methods by which such a weak "Wops," tification cards had to be issued. Brated

watched. In war-time specimens who should be shown con- suspect is We had Instructions to clean We also found that the Italians descending sympathy for their miser-everyone ending letters out of the

or receiving letters from ourselves of the mud dur. had an arrangement with the le condition.

abroad knows that they are inter- ing the train journey to italy Austrians whereby neither side

Their flying people weren't acepted. Even Intercepted letters and to arrive in spick and polish caused any superituous trouble, but i those days they were in fairly ente

may entry messages which, for and a little mild non-dangerous small numbers.

time, escape the Their envalty was superb, in the

authorities. But, demonstration of war was all Olympin Horne Show manner, but with the overseas malls watched, it it was glorious journey that was required.

that peo as they were never used they could is thought reasonable

hat people along the Riviera after the con-

etty We even discovered Italian afford to turn out In Immaculate transmit messages under

engaged may attempt 19 centrated hell of Passchendaele. aviators flying over to Austrian

uniform and inplomb, welcome along

I personally found for instance, newspapers The only time i the nerodromes having dinner, and the Italian dangerous was on Armix-To a lorge extent the traffle in those release it from this under- French Riviera was very differ flying back!

ban bern The story went tice Day, when most British troops

stopped, but it is likely that ent to that of the Italian At round that one RA.F. pilot was kept in their billets in view of the approved Arms of good standing will

former we were greeted given the D.S.O. for bringing pre ullar

antics of the "Wops," who for be allowed to with fruit, flowers, cigarettes, down several of these offenders, ist time were hurling live bombs foreign newspapers, magazines, and ***********.....................................ss but at the samy time profuse apologies were tendered for the MANSION WILL "mistake."

BE PETS' WAR HOSPITAL

the British Government, after a severe militai defeat, had asked the French Govern-

L

taking mendes that it might sue for that though the effect An atle of the British rapitulation would

be

to enable the Gettosus to concentrate viele strength against the the French, using for this purpose British territory, British industrial resources, and British naval bases, the French Gravemment ht agree!

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extreme pal un condition that the British fleet was sent to French {f

that the British Government hod then concluded

4: Acent

transfer tos Exp

with

this how

To

but.

the

our

WHE

about the place.

There was then no one to throw anything back at them!

A few days later those magnificent biur cloaks began to appear, mar- vellous riding breeches, boots, spurs and all the rest of the paraphernalia. The Italians had won the Warl

books.

earry

cover

of:

or

books.

on Importing

Sweepstake Traffic

There still remain several possible reasons for the secret Interception of inland mails. The occasion is not al- Within Ways matter of espionage. the last few years perfectly legal interception by the Post Office has been aimed at the trapping of dealers In

tickets. The rt- sweepstake HAVE not mentioned the Navy cipients of the letters have not sus- brcause I know little about pected that they have been opened. except that the ships I saw were Nor have mansion,

and

infantryman THE Stelian

infortable specimen, dirty, weedy drapiralle with # complete 3 RS

absence of gub. HOBACE BOOT,

Their natural tend- wealthy animal lover; has turned

to run was always to the fate her forty-rosented

and they were completely unashamed about 1. Clarefeld Court, ni Pinkneys Green. Berks, into a war hospi- tal for stray animals.

to

One

I have myself seen them run on from what I have seen of the Italians several occasions and the very idea since, even their physical appearance of halding D position which

1

the sent

senders.

But

the

under Gerinary which the British feet was put under German and Italian control any Frenchman have held that

fithy and generally beflagged with authorities have acquired informa botand

to allow murally

In the Asiago district we had two washing I believe is inue to say tion relating to, say, the ordering of ilalao And effected"

Jappers Attached

the that the Italians have never In battery 09 blasters many Britons would hove sermusly

were (they

modern times experienced any navat sweep tickets by a would-be frame- GYDUUD She has planned the contended that it was the duty of the

maktag dug-outs in the rock),

The mail directed to his Une engagement. Whatever is said about t day we were badly shelled and after their numerical naval strength it is in watched. Almost inevitably the of pet Con and watch this

oddress from the appropriate quarter French to sit back and wate

danger cals trun at the Petain Bardou,

areas, the protection of animals it was over "Spaghetu" and "Itisotto" happen? A

the men who count in the end, and tickets are found and confiscated. were missing Foreign Minister

A week later they I have endeavoured to show thai sido aguinst gas attack, and first-aid is apparently un-

for animals injured in air raids.

turned up again. all smiles, saying of the question up.

The Interception of letters has able to find anything discreditable in

If bombs drop in the Maiden- that they had run. Chu being asked

caught criminals. the French Government's deserting

Browne and Ken- Times may have changed, but I head district

"How far?" they replied "Venice," Boy Scouts will

an Essex lane nedy, the murderers in an Essex defy Mursalini or anyone else to put of Police-Constable Gutteridge, were of an ally and of its readiness to put

search for maimed cals and doga

which was 50 or more miles behind guts into a nation in 25 years, and roug that ally, su for as it could, at le

and lake them to Clarefield mercy of the common enemy. བ

Court, where their wounds will Justify Dils betrayal, he argues that

be treated and helpers will, if the

France was inade- help we gave

necessary, ski hod suffered

up with them quate, and that France

throughout the night. from following too closely our lead in her foreign policy. In other word the fact

that France pursued foreign policy that he condemns is sumcient excuse for betraying an ally, her evil ally he holds was genlus. And the betrayal has, in his eyes, this great advantage, that It enables his Government to render service to Germany and Italy of such sensational value as to make them forget the occasions when France was so mistaken as to disoblige them.

We have to recognise the bard Government truth that the Petain

late

That

Even horses may be taken to thr house to be treated, and afterwards turned out into the grounds to recuperate.

strength.

and

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represented in all Its different elements by the men who capitulated. Marshal Petain stood for defeatism and dread of popular getion: M. Baudouin for the selfish instincts and interests of high Anance and has more friendship for the

business. In every country, on the enemies of France than for her late oth

other hand, there are strong forces allies. It has thrown in its tot with on the other side: the sentiment of the Axis Powers. This conversion of | patriotism, the love of liberty, and France into a puppet Slate by rulers the hatred of Nazi oppression. In who have put most of her territory France this is an unknown quantity, into German hands, into a dumb and but nobody will doubt that it is wide- puppet State obedient to Germany spread and of immense potential and Italy, has, of

Inade course, striking addition to their previous

In this complex of forces Hes. the preponderance of material strength. The

freedom and balance of hope and despair in struggle between has become

Everything. struggle Europe.

depends slavery between the British Commonwealth Britain. In the war with Napoleon help and Britain held out during twelve years alded by the powerful sympathy of the United States, and while the chief States of the Con- the courage of small armies from the tinent moved from side to side as aliles and ex-ailles-and an alliance Napoleon's fortunes rose and fell of dictator States able to use against At times Napoleon's complete con- us almost the whole body of Europe quest secmed inevitable. British and to disarm though not to overuwe diplomacy and British strategy often

badly, but is spirit. The position is roughly

her tenacity this. The power of the dictator kept the war alive until the force of

sheer States and their carefully advertised which Napoleon was at once the in- terrorism represent for every small stigator and the victim, the force of, State the firs

most formidable national sentiment, destroyed him. and

1s Komething fact in all its diplomatic calculations. Our position to-day

illustrates similar. The moral forces that are The plight of Rumania

half smothered, A smull State may decide half this truth.

Imprisoned to face the horrors of invasion rather under Nazi rule, are a latent power 25 important than submit without a struggle. that may become in time

armies. would in this struggle us regular example, Switzerland, for

such undoubtedly make

choice. Hitler, having destroyed States that equipment for But physically and materially Hitler were ill found in has the Continent in his grip. So far modern war, enjoys a power that has as sympathy and spirit are concerned, no relation to moral authority the position is different. In every even to moral prestige. He uses that country, there are people and interests power to bring into his service the that would like to compound with muscles and the skill, of conquered Hitler. In France this section was populations.

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ог

brought to the scaffold when letter from Browne to his wife was Inter- was and stamina is unchanged: they only cepted and found to contain a mess- shelled had no appeal of any kind, beat the Abyssinians by using pois incide of the envelope. The message age in Invisible ink, written on the neither did their disappearing trick gas and in Spain it is known that, as dealt with the subject of revolvers bring them the slightest shame.

usual, they can.

on the track. If the Aussies get at them they will and put the police run ao fast and so far that, lite the while, neither guilty man

seriously PERHAPS the worst experience 1 Gadarene swine they will go tumbling feared that he was suspected. An during the final in thousands into their own Mare intercepted letter led to the arrest of Battle of the Plave. For this battle Nostrumi

was

FUNNY SIDE UP

Furnace, murderer of a young London man. Furnace al- tempted to conceal the evidene of his

the body lay.

By Abner Dean crime by firing the shed in which

"First you gotta tell me who you're gonna vote for!"!

Set Asido

The Post Ofee, though few people Euspect it, plays a 'delinite part in` the the machinery of delection that police and the Secret Service control. Post Office action is legalized by a warrant from the Home Secretary to the Postmaster-General, directing that all letters marked with

certain addresses shall be intercepted. This

warrant is sent as soon as an dividual le s

is suspected of

espionage.

It goes straight to the sorting office dist:let where the suspect lives, and is fixed above the sorter's eye.

Baldly. offering no explanations. orders h

him to put aside the wanted letters. From the sorter's hands, when the case is one of espionage, the letters go to the appropriate branch of the Secret Service.

If you for the best of reasons, of course-wished to open a letter secretly, your mind might not travel beyond the obvious method steaming loose the envelope Lap. But the Secret Service has at least two other, and

superior, methods. Most often a strip of paper about one-tenth of an inch wide is sliced off the bottom of the letter is extracted,

adopted his is the replaced. Then-this is parta quantity oft special

is

over the suit, com placed Pressed,

and dried by electrical means. As the Secret Service does the job, the naked eye can‘discover

The

and

magical

paper

no sign of the operation. Every colour and texture of envelope can be matched exactly,

John A. Smith,

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