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OH, CHARLIE-- HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT OUR TRIP OUT

WEST ?

AW STOP TALKIN' - ABOUT IT-** YER GITTIN' ON PEOPLE'S .NOIVES!

C'MON** LET'S GO TO D' MOVIES AND GET IT

OFF YER MIND!

A strange Christmas in the trenches, described by an officer in a letter to his mother. The au- thor was an officer of the Scots Guards of the Regular Army. He was killed in action, March 12, 1915, at the age of

25.

MY Dearest Mother:

over,

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PEACE

on

EARTH

By

Capt. Sir Edward Hulse

a

no guns. We hardly ever see n

December 21, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS FOLKS WE WERE THERE!

Che SNAPSHOT GUILD

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was not much shooting heather and the bluchells Pleasant German officer arrang- the camera-for there's nothing we printed on special thin photo-

them.

sent in return for George.

that same

To my amazement I saw at usual din. It was the first time, December 28, 1914 the halfway place not only day or night, that we had heard crowd of about 150 British bird, but now from all sides birds Just returned to and Germans but six or seemed to arrive. I fed about billets again, after the seven such crowds, all the 50 sparrows outside my dugout. The lull gave both sides an most extraordinary way down our lines.

Scols and Huns were opportunity to bring up piles of Christmas in the

fraternizing in the most wood, straw, etc., which is trenches you could pos- genuine manner. Souvenirs generally only brought with di- fficulty under fre. We improved sibly imagine.

were exchanged, addresses cur dugouts, and roofed in new On the 23rd we took given, photos of families ones. We also put up some big relieving the shown, etc. Then a Ger- trestle obstacles, with barbed man n.c.o. with the Iron wire all over them; and the Ger- Grenadiers, and during Cross started his fellows off mans came out and sat on their CHRISTMAS means greeting cards built a greeting with them. She ap parapet, and watched us. There the 24th the usual firing on

docs peared in the picture, of course, some marching tunc. was one bit of ground, over New Year's. I personally am in holding a block in her hand. Every took place. But when When they had done I set which we attacked on the 18th, favour of both-because it's fun to body liked that card so well we re- create unusual cards, and two oc- peated it the next year, with varia- we stood to arms at 6.30 the note for "The Boys of where our dead were still lying casions offer twice as many oppor- tions. We test three pictures each with an alphabet block message— a.m. on the 25th there Bonnie Scotland, where the out between the, trenches. So a tunities as one.

Naturally, my cards are rande with

saying

Merry

Christmas," "From The Family." These ed to bring all our dead to the grow." And so we went on halfway between the lines, personal than a good photographie

greeting. In rece

recent years, I have al graphic paper, to make double lold By 8.30 I saw four un- singing everything from When George heard of it he ways tried to get the precting right or "French fold" type of card. Any armed Germans leave "Good King Wenceslaus" to went down to that section and in the picture, along with sorne mem- photonnisher can show you the right their trenches, which "Tipperary," and ended up talked to the nice officer and ber of the family--or all of us. There kind of paper, and how the card

gave him a scarf. That evening this, and most of them are quile

are many novel methods of, doing planned.

Then one year we pictured Jack Syne," were 350 yards from with "Auld Lang

a German orderly came to the easy.

as a sandwich man, aoverusing me- For example, once ours, and come toward which we all, English, Scots, halfway line and brought a pair

we carefully rier Christmases. We have also stamped out the letters "Merry made newspaper poste-ups with big us. I went out to meet Irish, Prussians, Wurtem- of warm woolly gloves as a pre-Christmas" In the new fallen snow headlines for the greeting-very el-

bergers, joined in.

on the lawn. It was a sunny day, fective in an over-the-shoulder shot. At 4:30 p.m. we agreed to and late in the afternoon when the A friend of ours has used keep to our respective trenches sun was low the letters chowed up ideu for his New Year's cards this They were private

Just as we finished sing- and told the Germans that the quite well, because of the shadows time; they're already made, and, soldiers, and their

truce was ended. They persist in them. We shot the picture, with ready to mail when the time

the family and the house in the back- Among those Ideas, you'll doubt- ing,-a-bare-started up. I spokesman started off

gave one loud "View Hol-, however, in saying that they ground and there was our card less and a thought for your own were not going to fire; and as) Another lime, we had a snow man photographic card this year. I'll offer by saying that he loa," and one and all. British George had told us not to, unless in front of the house, holding a just one suggestion. Keep the card do it corly. Christ- thought it only right to and Germans, rushed about they did, we prepared for a quiet placard. He was striking in favour of simple, and

and snow the year 'round,

and you don't want your greetings come over and wish us giving chase, slipping on the night. All was quiet that night merrier Christmases for everybody, mas has a way of slipping up on t Once back when Ann was a baby, to get stuck in the holiday rush, I frozen ground, falling about, and the next morning. The

JOIN VAN GUILDER, alphabet blocks and a happy Christmas.

same comic form of truce, with we took her asked them what orders After a hot two minutes pleasant conversation and assur- we killed in the open, a Ger- ances that the Germans had no they had from their man and one of our fellows intention of firing, continue officers, and they said falling together upon the on the 26th. That night, too, all was quiet until 11 p.m., when a none; they had come baffled hare. Then we saw German deserter was brought in over out of good will, four more hares and killed who stated that the whole Ger- They protested that one; the enemy kept one and man line was going to attack at midnight. I stood my company they had no feeling of we kept the other.

It was now 11.30 a.m. and in arms, and suddenly our guns enmity toward us, and George Paynter arrived on fire. All the enemy did was to all along the line opened a heavy that, unless directly or- the scene with a hearty, reply with heavy howitzers, but dered, they were not "Well, my lads, a Merry not one shell exploded. Never a going to shoot again Christmas to you! This is a rifle shot was fired by either d-d comic, isn't it?" Then side, and at. 3:30 we turned in until we did.

half the mon to sleep, and kept he produced a large bottle half awake on sentry. But still of rum and said, "I've absolutely nothing happened. We talked for half an brought you something to hour. Then I escorted them celebrate this funny show back to their barbed wire, with.' One large shout leaving instructions that if went up the German spokes- They asked me what we were up drank our healths t during the night, and told me any of them came out again man they must not come over the in the name of his Kamera- they had stood to arms all night, heavy shelling

At 8 a.m. on the 27th the enemy again came over to talk.!

halfway line, and appointing den, and then the bottle was thinking our

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ditch as the meeting passed around and polished meant we were going to attack.

They also said that our guns

place. We parted and I off before you could say had done a lot of damage. I told went to headquarters to re- knife.

thom that they had only the port. On my return at 10 During the afternoon the deserter to thank for any dam- a.m., I heard a hell of a din scene was again enacted between age done, and that we, after a the lines. It was a perfect day, sleepless night, were not too going on, and not a single everything white, and the silence pleased with his joke either. man left in my trenches. scomed extraordinary after the They assured me that they had

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·heard nothing of an attack, and [still protested that there was a

truce.

I admit that the whole thing] = beat me absolutely. In the even- ing we were relieved by the Grenadiers, cuite, openly (not) crawling on all fours, as usual), and we handed on our instruc- tions to them in case the enemy still wished to pay visits,

Thus ended an astounding ex- perience, which, If I had seen it in the cinema. I should have sworn was faked.

Curious, Isn't It?

A pin has a head but has no

hair;

A clock has a face but no

mouth there;

Needies have, eyes, but they

cannot see;

caines.

TELEGRAPH

QUIZ

1.

Those words-cab, pram, spats, Consols-are short for

2. Tho granito city is (a) A fly has a trunk but no lock Edinburgh (b) Aberdeen (c)

or key;

New York (d) Johannesburg.

3. What are the five main

A timepiece may lose, but branches of the Government in

cannot win;

Nationalist China, and who are the chief executive officers at the

A cornfield dimples without a head of each?

chin;

4.

Who was Great Britain's First Secretary of Stato for For A hill has no leg, but has a sign Affairs?

foot;

5. Cheng Mao-chin wrote the music for the "Song of the A'wine-glass a stem, but not Kuomintang," now played as the Chinese National Anthem; whore a root;

Hld the words come from? ja

6. Who was President of the United States when that nation intared the war against Gormany

A watch has hands, but no

thumb or finger;

A boot has a tongue, but isn 19177

no singer;

Rivers run though they have

no feet;

A saw has tooth, but it does

not eat;

7.

How many Psalms and Proverbs are there in the Bible? 8. Of the last four Popas. throo have been named Plus; what was the name of the other?

9. The aberdovine is a (a) bird (b) native of a part of Scot- land (c) grape {d} Welsh`rivar Aah-troca have keys, yet never. (a) floworing shrub,

a lock;

10. A gunnel is (a) part of a boat (b) tent (e) vegetable

And baby crows without being (d) Fish

a cock.

Answers aro on Page 15

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