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BD 8591

NEW

USE CE крем

DANCE

RECORDS

GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA

TUXEDO JUNCTION, Fox trot

DANNY BOY (Londonderry Air) Fox trot

TOO ROMANTIC, Fox tent (VI)

SWEET POTATO PIPER. Fox tot "ROAD TO SINGAPORE

JOE LOSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA

LET THE CURTAIN COME DOWN, Fox tre

YOU MADE ME CARE. Waltz

THE WOODPECKER SONG, Quickstep

IF I SHOULD FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, Walt

WHEN JUNE COMES, Fox trat

RAINBOW VALLEY, Slow Fox trot

THIS CANT BE LOVE, Quirksteņi (UP AND DOING I WHEN NIGHT IS THROUGH, Fox trot

S. MOUTRIE &

YORK BUILDING,

LTD.

CO.,

CHATER ROAD

Parisian Grill

Air-Conditioned

Music during Lunch & Dinner

Tal. 27880 for reservations.

TO - DAY

AT

THE

Open till 1 a.m.

KING'S

A REWARD ON HIS HEAD THE POSSE AT HIS HEELS

A SENORITA IN HIS ARMS

Ah!.....that-

LUCKY CISCO KID

with

O, Henry's romantic rogue of the

Rio Grande at his feymin'esti

CESAR ROMERO

MARY BETH HUGHES DANA ANDREWS EVELYN VENABLE CHRIS-PIN MARTIN Dictada, Bruce Humberstone Misty Producer John 31 One = {erupa Play by Robert Els pec@ Halan Lagon A 20th Century-Fan Ficture

ALSO

JUST RECEIVED BY CLIPPER LATEST MOVIETONE WAR NEWS

· British and Italian warships bättle in the Mediterranean. French warships surrendered to British,

.

Nazi bombers attack convoys-planes down,

Naxi prisoners 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

1930

Mies Lr. No. Price

20044 5403 $2400

21301 3715 $1350

Vauxhall 14 Saloon

1935

31752 2343 | $1790

Morris 10 Saloon

1934 Chevrolet Sedan

1935 Studebaker Sedan

1930

35830 0070 $1000

16341 4315 $1200

15530

Ford V8 Saloon

3934

THE ITALIANS TAPPING

SECRETS

AS FIGHTERS OF THE

79 $1200 CAPORETTO has been de-

Standard 12 Saloon

1037 Humber 12 Saloon

1934

32420 54 Studebaker Champion Coupe

1940

02100 319 Chrysler Roadster

1930

15352 4240 $1900

29541 4512 $2000

$1000

scribed as the biggest

21819 2106 $1200 military defeat in history.

Six German divisions and six Austrian, with 300 bat- teries only, defeated 600,000 13900 Italians. It was not only a defeat, it was a rout, and 600,000. Ithlians ran in com- plete panic, only stopping

All cars serviced the samo an

for new cari

ADDITIONALLY

All unite of $1500 andů over in vaŝDe carry the Hongkong Hotel Garage guarantee for three months.

Inspection and trial invited

Hongkong Hotel Garage

Phones 27778-9

The

Hongkong Telegraphı.

Tuesday, August 27, 1940. Wyndham St., Hongkeng Telept one: 20015

THE prefix "special to the Telegraph" is used by the loagkong Telegraph" to

indicate news which arietty copyright

under the provisions of the Telecommunt- cation Ordinance, 1936. Each wyw bears the indication -UP": la recelerd in ifongkong on the date of pebilen ky Eh "Untied Perks Associations, who rủi

By

One Who Fought

when their line was 70 miles With Them

to the rear of where they started from.

WAS

eye-

con-

man

Fr WILS Kas poisoning, the

varying

stages of

☆

are all fights and forbid fegubilation majority being unable to speak. WHEN we got into the War

either wholly or la part without previens arrangement,

it was decided to sandwich the "Eye

MAILS

Ties" In between the British and ONE of my minor thrills early

French, since in no other way could'

in this war was to see wait-

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 a hind them. At zero hour we had to

T

cross the Plave (on mean, feat, the rubber stamp, "Passed by Cen- river being two miles wide and in Bor," In all belligerent countries places a swift current) by the various war conditions cause the mail bridge heads allotted to the different destined for or coming from I had to go over with the abroad to pass through a fine net Infantry Forward Observation

armics.

wade up to our neck.

It would be his Inst.

arrived འ་ Our counter

When

n

Any suspicion.

carlier

lead those

Ocer. The French and ourselves of inspection and control. col over alter a bad Ume, apart from Every type of epistle passes under anything else having at times to the eyes of the letter censors, who grow immune to the extremes in The Italians did not arrive and written evidence of love and hate, where they should have been were the Austrians, in the same front line lusty success and ruin, hope and fear. smiles and cheers: at the latter as the French on one side and the They are looking strictly for "busi-

Bettis on the other.

"24 ness" which means, broadly, treason- I have had it from

by sullen indifference.

Subsequently, I learnt that they able activities. witnesses (British 0-inch

The Italians were finished found their bridge head o bil hot and It may surprise many people to howitzer batteries were there with the war and as we marched had come elong 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

come 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 prace time are used in war-time equipment and anything else being highly unpopular.

bridge head dealt with the situation also. For the object, of the authori- 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

Italians were born thieves. They it at the Källan general's stomach a certain individual is writing or re- It may also be to concral wormed their way into the train, and informing him if he moved a step criving Stubbs Road fusion,

info our billets and even our dug. In the direction of our bridge bead from him that he is regarded win Foch and Sir Henry Wilson outs, pinching boots, clothes, After 24 most critical hours thr went at once to Italy and it was equipment and anything else Italians

Giving Him Rope decided to send immediate help, they could lay their hands on. battery work had by then silenced When

espionage or Oficial moreover it was considered i myself lost the whole of my many of the Austrian batteries shell- Secrets ease particularly the former

ing their bridge head.

-at inst 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 France and England could spare rail waggon being deliberately signalling post had been shelled by the defendants a good case has exist at the time. Plumer and his disconnected and left behind, lalian guns and no effort on my ed for some time, they often wonder fine Second Army were chosen Later I again lost the majority sent back could stop them.

[rart ( 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 I lost most of umetent rope, a suspect may often

The reason

1- that, given withdrawn from Pas my revolver, glasses, compass my fighting kit as I have mentioned

watching him to his chendaele, where it had suffered etc. stolen by italian troops before-even in battle they can't principais or expose a mass of in-

keep their hands from stealing 75 per cent, casualties, and every when engaged in the Line

formation atherwise unobtainable. single

In the meantime he may be regular- ly forwarding reports, but, so long as HE French simply detrated the their nature is known, their value

Italians; it was a mixture of con- } can be nullified. area we found it infested tempt and loathing, and perpetual

"We British just The secret interception of letters in ☆

with spies and traitors and iden. fruds took place.

them ទេវ "Wopa," weak one of the methods by which such n lification cards had to be issued, treated

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

country ourselves of the mud dur- had an arrangement with the able condition.

or receiving letters from British Governments ing the train journey to Italy Austrians whereby either side Their nying people weren't bad, broad knows that they are inter- lettera may carry messageE which, for tamtestaken pol to discuss price terms and to arrive in spick and polish caused any superfluous trouble, but in those days they were in fairly cepted.

and a little mild non-dangerous mali numbers. before teaching complete ngreement | order.

the authorities, But, Their cavalry was superb, in the time, escape on the conditions necessary to ensure

demonstration of war was all Olympia Horse Show manner, but with the overseas mails watched, it them an effective to each of

and

It was 14 glorious journey that was required.

as they were never used they could i thought reasonable that people Josting guarantee of their security along the Riviera after the con-

We

turn out in immaculate

lety engaged may attempt to even discovered Italian afford to irt LIN

that the Iritish suppone

centrated hell of Passchendaele, aviators flying over to Austrian

transmit messages under cover of, valtorm and aplomb. Government, after a severe military

or books. but

welcome along our

The only time I personally found for instante, newspapers delent, had asked the French Gover-

the aerodromes having dinner, and the Italian dangerous was on Armis-To a large extent the traffic in those inent to release it from this under- French Rivlern was very differ flying back! The story went lice Day, when most British troops has been stopped, but it is likely that taking in order that might sue for

ent to that of the Italian Around that one RAF pilot was kept to their billets in view of the approved firms of good standing will effect ag primistice, that though the

the former we were greeted

peculiar antics of the "Wops," who for be allowed to carry on importing ¡given the D.S.0. for bringing the first time were hurling live bombs foreign newspapers, magazines, end of the British

with fruit, flowers, cigarettes, down several of these offenders, about the place. Fitish capitulation would be to enable the Gecinans to concentrute thrit whole strength against the

but at the same time profuse There was then no one to throw French, using for this purpose British

apologies were tendered for the anything back at them! Irritory British industrial resoUEVES,

"mistake."

A few days later those magnificent and British naval bases, the French

blue cloaks began to appear, mar- Government hack #gired

vellous riding breeches, boots, spuri extreme proporat en condition that

and all the rest of the paraphernalia. the British fleet was sent to Fiersh

Betish Government the *** had then concluded an

Remustice unde: agreement with Germany which the British Beet was put under German and Italian contro Would any Frenchman have held that France morally bound to low THES this effected?

And how transfer to br

have seriousl wrnald many Britons contended that it was the duty of the French to all back and watch this happen M. Baudouin, the Pelain Foreign Minister

apparently un- able to find anything discreditable in the French Government's desertion

Balance Of Power

This

pras

The

On March 20 French announced that they had mutually

of the

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of an ally and of its readiness to pul that ally, so far as it could, of the mercy

common enemy. To Justify this betrayal, he argues that the help we gave France was inade- quate, and that France had suffered from following too closely our lead in her foreign policy. In other wordzi The fact that France

pursued

A

her evil

foreign palkey that he condemns is sufficient excuse for betraying an ally, That ally he holds was genius. And the betrayal has, in his advantage, that it eyes, this great enables his Government to render a service to Germany and Italy of such sensational value to make them forget the occasions when France

was

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MANSION WILL BE PETS' WAR

HOSPITAL

THE Italian

a The Hallans had won the War!

Infantryman1

was micetable, specimen, dirty, weedy And despicable with complete absence of guts Their natural tend- ey to run was always to the fore

HAVE not mentioned the Navy,

books.

Even

Intercepted

Sweepstake Traffic

years

The

Ite

MRS HORACE BOOT, wealthy animal lover, has turned

and they were completely unashamed except that the ships ! her fortz-zoomed mansion, Clarefeld Court, at

about it. Pinkneys Green, Berks, into a war hospt- tal for stray animals.

There still remain several possible reasons for the secret Interception of Inland malls. The occasion is not al- ways a matter of espionage. Within the last few

perfectly legal interception by the Post Office has been aimed at the tropping of dealers

sweepstake 11

tickets. because I know little about Itcipients of the letters have not sus-

pected that

that they have been opened. the senders. But the filthy and generally beflagged with No have

authorities have acquired informs- in the Axtago district we had two washing. I believe it is true to say on relating to, say, the ordering of Italian

to sappers

the that

the Italians have never In battery

blasters (they

sweep tickets by a would-be trame- were modern times experienced any naval her. The making dug-outs in the rock)

molt directed One engagement. Whatever is said about address day we were badly shelled and after their numerical naval strength it is

from

the appropriate quarter

are found and confiscated, The interception of letters

She has planned the evacuñ- tion of pet cats from danger oreas, the protection of animals against gas attack, and first-aid for Ruimals injured in air raids, If bombs drop in the Malden- head district

will Boy Scouts search for raslined cats and dogs and take

them

ClareBeld Court, where their wounds wil} be treated and helpers will, if DECERSKEY, kit up with them throughout the night.

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

represented in all Its different elements by the men who capitulated, Marshal Petain slood for deleatism

ко mistaken as to disoblige them. and dread of popular uction; M.

We

the

big

have to recognise harif Baudouin for the selfish instincts and truth that the Petain Government interests of high fiance and has more friendship for the late business. In every country, on the enemies of France than for her late other hand, there are strong forces alles. It has thrown in its lot with

on the other side: the sentiment of the Axis Powers. This conversion of patriotism, the love of liberty, and France into a puppet Stute 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 irnmense potential und Italy, has, of course,

strength. striking addition to their previous preponderance of material strength.

1

made

on

In this complex of forces lies the The struggle between freedom and balance of hope and despair in

Everything depends slavery has become struggle Europe. between the British Commonwealth Britain. In the war with Napoleon aided by the powerful help and Britain held out during, twelve years 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 and fell. allies and ex-allies and an alliance Napoleon's fortunes rose

scerned Inevitable.

British

of dictator States able to use ugainst At times Napoleon's complete con- us almost the whole body of Europe quest and to disam though not to overawe diplomacy and British strategy often

tenacity

of

the dictator kept

its spirit. The position is roughly blundered hadly, but her

the war alive-until the force at this. The sheer power 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 first and most formidable

sentiment, destroyed him. national fact in all its diplomatic

calculations. Our position to-day is something The plight of Rumania illustrates similar. The moral forces that are

this truth. A small

State

decided may

smothered, half imprisoned

to face the horrors of invasion rather under Nazi rule, are a latent power than submit without a struggle. that may become in time as important armies, Switzerland, for example, would in this struggle as regular undoubtedly make

Hitler, having destroyed States that such a choice.

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.

or

attached

Baw were

ותינו

Mckets

to his

har

it was over "Spaghetti" and "Risotto" the men who count in the end, and 's watched. Almost inevitably the were missing. week later they I have endeavoured to show that side turned up again, all smiles, saying of the question up, that they had run. On being asked

Times may have changed, but caught criminals, Browne and Ken "How far?" they

"Venice," replied

dely Mussolini or anyone else to put nedy, the murderers in an Essex Jane which was 50 or more miles behind! gets into a nation in 25 years, and wo

of Police-Constable Gutteridge, were I have myself seen them run on from what I have seen of the Italians brought to the scaffold when a letter several occasions and the very idea since, even their physical appearance, rem Browne to his wife was inter-

*

зале

of holding a position which

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 poison age in invisible Ink, written on the neither did their disappearing trick gas and in Spain it is known that, as inside of the envelope. The message bring them the slightest shame.

usual, they ran.

dealt with the subject of revolvers on the track. If the Aussies get at them they will and put the police run so fast and so far that, like the while neither guilty man seriously PERHAPS the worst experience I Gadarene swine they will go tumbling feared that he was suspected. An sulTered was during the final in thousands into their own Mare intercepted letter led to the arrest of Battle of the Plave. For this battle Nostrum!

Samuel Furnace, murderer of Д

man. young London

Furnace al- tempted to conceal the evidene of his

FUNNY SIDE UP

Cor. 1940 h

/

By. Abner Dean crime by firing the shed in which

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

the body lay.

Sct Aside

The Post Office, though few people suspect it, plays a definite part in the that the machinery of detection police and the Secret Service control. Post Office action is legalised by a

Secretary warrant from the Home the

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Postmaster-General, directing that all letters marked with certain

addresses, shall be intercepted. This

lives,

is sent as soon as an in- dividual is suspected of espionage. It goes straight to the sorting office In the district where the suspect. and is fixed above the sorter's cye, Baldly, offering no explanations, it orders 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 of steaming loose the envelope fnp. But the Secret Service has at least two other, and superior, methods. Most often a strip of paper about one-tent of an inch wide is sliced off the bottom of the envelope. The letter is extracted, photographed Rnd replaced. Then this is the magical part quantity of special paper is placed over the suit, com- pressed, and dried by electrical means. As the Secret Service does the job, the naked eye can discover no sign of the operation.......... Every colour and texture of envelope can be matched exactly.

John A. Smith.