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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 29, 1940.

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Whitehall Jargon Attacked

'Official English'

Mr. Churchill, attacking the Jargon at Whitehall, invites his colleagues and the heads of Civil Service departmenty to condense their reports and ayold "of- ficialese,'

Ho quails at such phrases as: "11 is also of importance to bear in mind the following considerations

or "Consideration should be given to the

of possibility carrying Into

effect.

Mr. A. Herbert, M.P. who sill wages his Word War, calls forgon "Jungle English" and "Ribbon-Writ

Quilter-Couch, Ing." Sir Arthur another hater of woolly abstractions and pompous periphrases, pnce moulded Hamlet's soliloquy in an exercise beginning: To be, or the contrary? Whether the forner or the latter be preferable would seem admit of some difference of Lopinion.

"Officialese"

Here are examples of the "of- ficialese which alterms the. Prime Atinister:

"Pending this it is suggested that, having regard to the structure of industry in-resulting in the whole almost invarinbly gaining or suffering from the conitition of the it might be con-

key asonable to give a cer- skiered reason tain measure of priority in ship- building and possibly ather orders to the area; any such action, it

believed, being likely to provide

a greater proportional alleviation

of the very serious situation exist-

NO WINDOWS LEFT-News correspondents have written of inches of shattered glass in London s'roots. Scono above, passed by British consor, shows not a pane of glass whole, after Naxi night raid.

LASHED TRAWLER

TO EACH SIDE OF STEAMER

How two armed trawlers,

Ing then in almost any other dis-made fast one each side of a

tilet."

"The unity of view of the par-

damaged steamer, brought

thepants in the conversations has her to port was revealed been established regarding the ex- recently. ceptional importance at the

present

time of an all-embracing collective

the

The story is typical of the ganisation of security the outstanding work armed traw- basis of the indivisibility of peace."lers are doing during the war. The Minister sees no reason to Towards the end of July question the view of the Council that, having regard to the fact that sicomer, of nearly 3,000 tons in ballast, was bombed and badly dam- the site is

is closely adjacent to

vehicles ged. She was leaking and could road junction and that must enter or leave the premises Hot use her engines. Her rudder was in reverse Kear or alternatively jammed. stand on the highway, the increase

For more than an hour an armed

in traffle to and from the premises, trawler took the ship in low. Then consequent upon the erection of another armed trawler appeared and in charge, the pumps, is likely in be detri-the R.N.V.R. lieutenant

realising that the unwieldy wreck in mental to public, safety.""

could not be towed from ohead Now Whitehall must search instead the ordinary way, caused the trawlers for the "short expressive phrase." Mr. Churchill says that the discipline | to be made fast alongside, one m of setting out the real points con- cach side. elsely will help clearer thinking.

We wait anxiously for officials to "give consideration to the possibility of putting into immediate practice the recommendations with regard to verbiage stressed by the Prime Minister in a memorandum which hus Intely been circulated for scrutiny to responsible authorities in the depart-the inents

concerned."

Or words to that effect.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, issued yesterday says:

The market remains quietly steady,

The damaged steamer was then lowed by this means for about four hours. It was touch and go whe- ther she filled up and sank, but at last she reached harbour and a salvage pump was put on board.

Went Back For Man Another story of heroism is that of armed trawler Cape Finisterre, which on August 4 was attacked by enemy planes, The first attacker was shot down into the sea, but bombs from the others knocked the gun's crew off their feet and Bung the gunlayer overboard.

TRAGEDY OF FRANCE~French-Canadians, loyal to Canada,

aro much depressed by collapse of France. Above, Bourgault, wood-carver of Riviero-du-Loup, Quebec, completes tragic fig. ure of poilu turning homeward after French defeat.

GERMAN PILOTS

ARE BULLIED

Gestapo Flies to Watch Them

be

GERMAN airmen raiding Britain have two alter- natives-to go for their objective and put up something of a show when attacked by British fighters, or manhandled by the Gestapo if they return to their bases.

In every formation of enemy The ship sank in about five minutes, planes there are Gestapo men the crew-putting-off-in-a-lifeboat. so placed that, they can-keep-an- Meanwhile, the gunlayer swam to the boat, and when it was found that eye on the crews around them. All machines are numbered in bold the trimmer on watch was missing,

figures. Full reports of the engage- for him

with no shores available at quoted he volunteered to the way down ment are handed In when what is

Trates.

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He went part of

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barat boller and steampipes, but} the trimmer was able to claw his own way out,

Any crew that has "funked" geta

These terror tactles have just come to the knowledge of the R.A.F., a senior R.A.F, officer said recently.

a bad "mention in dispatches" and is One feature of the arduous mine-dealt with accordingly. sweeping service is the length of Lime

spent at sca. The average num- ber of days a month spent on duty |by of them,

one

a former paddle steamer belonging to a railway com The enemy seem to have a good pany, is twenty-three, during which idea of what British troops and the she covers about 1,704 miles. In a Home Guard are ready to hand out

21,582 miles.

to parachutists-but they are taught Among her crew are a policeman, a paperhanger, an enter- tainer and conjurer, a writer, a stock- broker's clerk and a mon from the 'D.B.C.'s engineering staff.

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Drowsiness Problem

After Raids

One of the effects of expected raids which worries many women is the day drowsiness them. In a which overcomes Tecture on raid protection a doc tor emphasises that this should not surprise us.

Sleep is a mental state of isolation, and this drowsiness answers a phy- siological need: the body automall- One German pilot who was shot enlly protects the brain by cushioning down and landed his machine safely it in this way. on the south-east coast asked per-

We move more slowly, make deci- mission to go back to his plane when stons with greater deliberation. he was belig taken away by troops.

He Expected It

An officer who escorted him back, kept his finger on his revolver trigger, just, in case,

Village And Raids

How easily ralds fall into their place as Just another of nature's calamities in the country, us contrast- ed with their stress and strain In

towns.

In our village last week-end the But the German was up to no church bells were rung (by a mis- tricks. To the officer's amazement take), while seven enemy machines he took from the ceckolt a week were brought down round the village, end case talitly packed with spare and yet the whole thing was seen in clothes, shaving kii, and other per- ronal belongings including a thick Proportion by the villagers, who con-

tinued their accustomed occupations. winter overcoat. Apparently he without brenk.

had expected to become a guest. Only on Sunday afternoon, at the In contrast was the British pilot appointed time of leisure, did they who was shot down in the same sky put on their hats and go up the hill battle ond eroshed near a pub. As aides to see the planes (one almost he scrambled from his wrecked undamaged) that lays that the

so close. bullet wound in his This is the king plane with right shoulder and his cheek fald British propagands should fim and send hotfoot to Amerien, the slow open, he anld:..

"Get me a pint of mild and bit-Sunday procession of housewives ter and let me get back among with placid faces, none of them for. those-up there."

getting to take baskets for the black- He got his beer.

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