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re-

SIGNS OF THE TIMES USUALLY so quick to pudiate any foreign press report. likely to embarrass or compro- mise Japan's Far Eastern man- oeuvres, the studied indifference with which the Japanese Foreign Office has treated the port this week

re-

that Japan

the

It was, in fact, uoli a week or two ugo a land of the dead, metaphoric- ally and terally, since the corpsen

They are, indeed, dazed by of men and animals still littered the the rapidity of the collapse, ground. but register no violent reac

tion to so great and unex-ttle to cat and less to do.

ing back, only to find that there is

peeted a shock.

Now the people are slowly creep-

Every- where the first pick of what is going falls to the army of occupation, the Soldiers in considerable núm- second to those who work for their bers are being demobilised and German master's, the scanty crumbs returning home, and so, it is that remain are left for those who felt, the catastrophe cannot be fulfil neither of these conditions. too appalling. The German pro.

paganda machine is working Backing the Mark

this state of mind.

on

Nevertheless summe attempt is made. The R.A.F. attacks upon the to regulate on a Used scale the in- aerodromes in the occupied re- adequute amount of consumable gion are used as evidence that Bods waica are available. There is the British, who have already the presses follow the troops.

no lack of each-marks printed by deserted their Ally, are BOW making direct onslaughts the Frenchman's home.

on

These naturally are in the hands of the German soldiers and the foll who work for them, but they result There is little interest among The Cesans have instituted a sart in ready sales for anything un offer. the ordinary people in the or Douglas snetal credit scheme upon manoeuvres of the Petain watch they base their mark-note is- The backing for this spurious Government. The Marshal him- ve

al

The Germans are wore of this.

FUNNY SIDE UP

By Abner Dean

EUREKA EMPLOYMENT AGENCY BUTLERS, MAIDS, COOKG, CHAUFFELIS ETC.

1.4-16

•·ABAER·• DEAN

rept, 1968 by V'alisé Fosburo Efudirala, Ina.

"Have you that one a size larger?"

Such fulth

they

given at the frequent dinners are propagandists to a mum. They Dunkirk smithwards.

haven famatical belief in idler and which he enjoys with Laval in an equally fanatical hatred of Eng in a death of from 20 to 30 miles

Paris, dinners which are matters land.

Armoured Fighters

By C. G. GREY During the intense battles

fighter pilots,

is used by the tongkong Telegraph to

THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph self is not looked upon with any currency is said to be not the coun- indieste news which is strictly copyright enthusiasm. His achievements the enore solidly founded reserve of in their own invincibility has brought

terfelt capitalist backing of gold but man machines and men.

as a soldier in the Inst War work done.

about noticeable Impatience with are generally recognised, but his As a temporary measure it may be the prolonged delay in the promised Inat-minute entry into politics all very dne, but marks printed, even attack

which upon England, makes little stir in the French- with such a basis, cannot produce have been led to belleve was a matter man's heart.

the food and necessities of life which to be completed within a very few simply are not there. The gloomy weeks. On the other hand Laval, who fact is that in the, unless something has never been popular, excites radical is done, there will be noth verse from going home to enjoy the of recent weeks our fighters have

Nors are the German Flying Corps! almost general distaste. It to buy at all.

laurels of their stupendous triumphs. would appear that Doriot is the

This belief in their own superior maintained their mastery of the only public figure who inspires Already their propaganda is putting qualities genes largely of intensive air. any confidence at the moment, theme in advance upon the Bri- propaganda, since visible proof is toûj and

On soine days the proportion of th blockade. They have immense often lacking. The British bembingj that is because he is faith in propaganda, not so much as ralds on Belgian and French air bases shot-down raiders to our shot-down thought to be a man of the a panacea to solve all the riddles of are carried out with the greatest sue-fighters has not been so high us in the past. That may be because the people.

the situation, but us an excuse when ress. the inevitable fallure comes.

An informant who id orcasion to Germans have become more wary Few realise that it is Abetz, a man who was asked to leave,chine is well soon for the the word te Gris men. Or it may be that they have The German amy Is a propaganda be on the Channel coast, near Calais, and have learned how to dodge our was reorientating her "New France only a year ago for his The storm troops, those who have bombing on the gun emplacements Mted better armour behind their order in East Asia" policy to an anti-French activities, who now borne the brunt of the heavy fighting which have been and are being con-

at regular intervals from Wċ are now approaching the extent which included with- rules France. His orders are and made victory so swiftly possible, structed

period when we are not likely to get drawal from the Axis alliance,

The closing of this coastal Zone What is normally regarded as goot

bombing weather. leaves only a firmer conviction

intand is in part due to these raids, In the last war we knew pretty that the story is closely allied to of public comment and the ob- They sweep through to their vis- as well as to screen from prying eyes well that clear moonlight nights facts.

jects of which little effort is turies, grimfaced young men, without the concentrations which the Ger- were good bombing weather, and any feelings except those conditioned mans are making there. The people that bad weather, either long hours The rumblings-of-discontent__made_to_conceal..

to them: old warriors-with-e-of-this-district-are-still- mostly proof-darkness-pales,

and consequently potential | clouds or fog, snow,_heavy__

that there British within over the costly China In- Vichy, for a nation which has minds of infants.

peasants of Picardy and Artois would be no bombing.

bombing. To-day, what cident have long been audible to reached the nadir in its history, After them comes a different type ve bravely helped British soldiers with

Sples:

with blind-flying instruments, direc- the outside world despite rigor- gives an excellent picture of a of soldies, older, less fanatic: Aus", and others to escape, running grave tonal wireless, reliable motors, para- ous efforts to suppress them; the certain French state of mind. trinns. Bavarians, and East Prussians, risks themselves. To break down chutes, floating jackets and rubber Naturally the place is crowded Each company of these as its pep this feeling the Germans plan all dinghies, air crews will take risks complaints come not so much beyond capacity. It is full of lakes, who. Interminably is in they can to discredit the British. which they would not have taken their Cary that England is Jew-

even five or 10 years ago. from the mute and pliant masses well-to-do refugees from decu-ridden,

a cesspool of International British Prisoners So far our bombers have not cared 1 Cent Buys Percussion, Cap of a .303 who have so willingly become pied France, as well as French capitalists and Communists, a Moloch

what the weather was. Last winter, cannon fodder and made such officers, immaculately accoutred, who wants the world so that she can

devour it all for herself. S.A.

One case of refined cruelty was when it was at its worst, the R.A.F. big sacrifices in what appears to and political aspirants,

They crowd the cafes, hotels, They may not believe all they are wtinessed at Malines, where a body used to go up in low-lying, lee-form- being ing tog in the dark and somehow prisoners Were be a lost cause, but from finan-

and boulevards. The refugees told, but they, too, have a faith in of British

east. They were in full plough through it on those bomb-

tin hats. hteteering trips. except for their not very deep rooted. It is, however, uniform leaders who realise that they are calm and the mild pleasures to England who stands against a swift These had been replaced by a varle. And recently, while there was playing a losing gamble.

be had there. The aspirants and final victory, and therefore be- gated assortment of every kind of

bail and ice-forming clouds high up, hats, toppers, caps, homburgs, wo the ILA.F. bombers went on with The changed attitude of Bri-are busily fishing in the stirring twees them and their families and headgear, male or female: bowler short spell of electrical storms, with

men's bonnets, berets, plumed Ascot tain and the United States to political pool in the hope of find beer gardens.

ing an agreeable job.

flack to "Mutter" is in effect the models. A pathetically ridiculous their jobs, apologetically bringing their bombs home once in while words

Far Japan's

East

There is adequate food for "y of the second-line soldiers. But

because they could not And their Its only purpose could have been allotted targets. (One would think machinations has, undoubtedly, those who can afford to buy it that does not mean they will not con- spectacle.

to make the weary men look clown- that any good railway line was 4 contributed towards persuading always provided that you are may choose to lend them.

ish or to suggest to the French in- legitimate military objective.) Japan to modify her grandilo- not a butter lover or do not ex-

tabltants that British

troops had Other tules pect to find a wide selection of luxuries in the shops.

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Here is a evidence that France has suffered one of the greatest de Tents in her history,

Outside

boundaries of this temporary enpital food is not

the

tinue to follow Hiller wherever he

Thoughts On been looting the shops.

England

The unexpected delay in the much

plentiful, yet in a minor degree the advertised attack upon England has too bad. same splet of indifference exists, aro been having its effect upon the

In matiy

to

The opinion is often expressed that

arcos

But until lately the Germans have of discrimination between British and not shown any fondness for bombing In bad weather-which is curious. French prisoners of war are com-

on the mos. Nevertheless,

whole, because there were no better Ind- the treatment of prisoners whose care weather flyers than the Luft Hans: 10 o'clock night mall left Croydon is left to the second-line troops is not airline pilots before, the, war. The tor Berlin without fall for years. From other parta of

necupied ed by a desire to avoid further The men are returning fairly quickly German Air Force.

France come reports that the Gehall, rain, snow or fog.

We have yet to see whether the aggravation of the United States to their homes and to the harvests

A neutral observer who was pri- mans are getting down to the ques- and Britain, so much as a tacit which have been

they were left bombing war targets and will take to Indiscriminate plastering of ruined by inattention. But it is hard vileged to have a squadron parked ton of the British subjects still in enemy will give up all proteace of admission that her people are to discover any serious attempt

In the woods near his home, and who residence. At first

thlekly-inhabited

through came into contact with plone. constantly

Now it is learned that the rest-hea

and bad weather in war weary and the country's re-

men, disclosed a meet the furmidable problems which bath ofleers and

heavy clouds sources are getting low. Japan's are threatening the Vichy Gavern- little about this vital branch of it- dents in the Bayonne-St. Jean de the hope of creating, panic among

Luz districts are being gathered and the populace. There is little chance. ler's army. Bombs & Petrol for a apologists will find it hard to ment.

'put under some sort of surveillance of panic if the Government will, be delude the Japanese people about

He found that on the whole the The first intention was to put them franc with the people and let them Visit to Berlin

were officers the withdrawal from Nanning, occupied France is in a much better

fine physient types into a concentration camp, but dually know what is happening so far as shape, in spite of all the devastation. courageous and, decent. In resent the German authoriiles requisitioned especially as the city fell into

weeks he had noticed a conalderable an hotel and are now keeping them it can be done without telling the

enemy too much, Next to the Il-fated decision to increase in the number of very young there under fairly reasonable con-

The finding of enemy bombers of move south of the Great Wall, the pilots joining the squadron.

Inight remains one of the great biggest blunder Japan committed There was, however, no suggestion

As yet southern France has no problems of our war. The sudden cessation of the during the past ten years was to sign that these new arrivals had any con suffered from any great shortage of

In-nexion with heavy pilot losses. For commodities. It is even suggested) Moonlight, while helping bombers Japanese advance along, the on with the Axis. There north Indo-China frontier: the leations that she now realises this, the system in vogue in the German that the tale of British residents in to find their targets, may confuse for, committed technically though she Air Force tends to conceal from the German-occupied· France is more the fighters, and it is probable that. the Vichy bright starlight night without a half-hearted attempts to provents to render military and other ald serving officer and man all necurate the Burma Road from being re- to Italy, Горан Is doing her ulmost knowledge of ensualties.

Government. French people may be moon gives the best chance of co- of the obligation. out operated; the repudiation of to wriggle

The squadrons do not operate as indifferent, but the official is often operation between searchlights, night-

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The virulent attacks which the Sometimes, with luck, searchlights of General Abo. All these are inta, account geographical relations all over the country malce up the patterned events and all lead to one as well as the objectives looming German battle fights. Further to Gingoire of Marseilles maintains searching through fairly thin clouds fortify this polley of concealment daily against England are certainly may show up an enemy bomber in verdlet: that Japan is utterly tired behind British diplomacy concerning losses, pilots and crews are almost of the futility of her adventures in the Italo-Greek war," which at least continually transferred from one unit not entirely spontaneous. A similar silhouette to Bighters above. But if trend is observed in most of the Press the clouds are thick the bombern China; that she cannot face the prose shows that Japan has assumed a new to another.

In unoccupied France. It may not may romain in or above the clouds pect of Interminable; hostilities which respect for British diplomacy,

While individual pilots would 'ex-have any great effect upon the feel-jand are difficult to find... jare draining

The best way to stop them is like economie and doan-truth, is Japan has herself into skeleserver fawalsimingaidher mind about to try and press puniration for British R.A.F. bng among the ordinary people, but ind that the dog

{noličce. Tones. Una salons conhece extricate herself as best she can. It nghting qualities, the squadron a alt does offer an excuse for official collecting taxes attack them

whale beloved implicitly in the Ger- hostility to the British.

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