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December 30, 1940.

FUNNY SIDE UP

By Abner Dean

ISLANDERS FUNN

DIDN'T SEE 'DARING COUP'

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Cepr. 1940 hp Veiled Fenstern Byudesta, Tak.

mans occupied Guernsey, had taken charge of the few of the Guernseymen island, although few Guern- seymen knew they were knew they were there.

"there at all. ̈ ̈* Fred Hockey, the signaller Those who did know real- at the end of St Peter Port ised it was hopeless to resist harbour, who later escaped with no arms and no am- from Guernsey and was able munition to speak of. to tell me this story of the The officers went to the German occupation, did not telephone exchange and dis- himself know that he had connected it. been invaded until some 18

They hurried to the north- hours after it happened.

ern tip of the island, where On the morning of Sun- the cable runs to England, day, June 30, he saw a Ger- disconnected it, and warned man plane land somewhere the man in charge that if he in the south, and speedily would be severely punished. touched the cable gear he

"The policeman had rise again. In the afternoon

definite news either. He asked Then they took charge of me what things were like, and I he saw another plane dip, LARKEN.-On December 20, 1940, at and that one did not rise.

the other cable at the south- said, 'Very slack. Except for eastern point, that leads to those planes going over, and 1 don't know quite what to make All that evening he watch- France.

of that.' ed large, lumbering planes At that time Fred Hockey going back and forth from knew none of these things, the coast. of France, and all though he guessed there was we could do now was hope for

some dirty work going on.

GARAGE

Stubbs Road Tel. 27778-9

DEATII

3 p.m., Jean, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Larken, aged 8 years. Cortege

will pass the Monument at 3 p.m. to-day.

The

Hongkong Telegraph that night he heard the

Monday, December 30, 1940.

drone of their engines.

Saw Nothing

K.P.

"You can never tell what the future holds in store for you...when I was a kid they said I was a born leader!"

no

"The policeman said that all

the best, and it was his belief the Germans had arrived.

The Mere Man

homie, and still there wns Growing

The

After the Great War

of 1914-18, it was realised in Britain that there

"I got my bicycle and went This is the second in- stalment of the first full nothing unusual to see. description of the occupa- island was very still, except for Our Own widely But of Germans he saw tion of the Channel Islands the sound of those planes and Food was need to make i need by the "tongkong Telegraph to nothing the following morn- by the Nazis, told by Fred the sound of the sea.

Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

THE prefix "special to the Telegraph”

Indicate news which is strictly copyright

under the provisions of the Telecomranni-ing, and it was only after-Hockey, of St Peter Port,

cations Ordinance, 1936. Such news 24

bears the indication "UP is received awards that he learned how Hongkong the date of publicstion by the invasion had taken place,

the United Press Associations, who re-

serve all rights and forbid republications, so that he could fell it to me

in detail.

elther whoity or in part without previous arrangement.

"A Victorious New Year"

TO-MORROW is New Year's

mains unshaken.

of

brutal Totalitarianism is

This is what happened.

DUDLEY BARKER

not talking very much.

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All tho

the country as self-

"It was a lovely night. Every-sumclent as possible in the matter thing was all right when I got sufficiency, in insular territory with of food. Obviously, complete self- home, so I just went to bed.

First Germans ·

a large population, cannot be attain- ed. Yet, there were important items In respect of which Britons could "Next morning I went down make themselves independent of out- to the sea wall at Bordeaux Bay, side, supply. But there was more which was the usual meeting talk than action; and whilst in

At about half-past ten on "I was off duty for the after- place for us villagers, and there many other countries, particularly in that Sunday morning a noon," he said, "and I had just were about a hundred people the totalitarian states, vast agricul- had dinner, and was going off there, sitting on the wall, talk-tural experiments and conservation Eve-eve of a year fraught with German plane circled and with George, Harold and aing, looking out to sea.

schemes were seen, British people made no progress in this direction. tremendous possibilities. It may landed on the Guernsey air- friend to spend a few hours on "They knew. I had been The Briton, in a peaceful period, is well see eliminated from the port, which was deserted. the beach.

duty at the harbour, so they not easily roused from his disilke of world- the cruel, avaricious de-

"That was when we saw the asked me for news but I had innovations, and it has remained for spotism of dictatorship; this, at

A German officer stepped German plane drop down to the none to give them.

the present war to pull him from least is the hope and the New from the plane, went into the airport, and although we waited drove by in a car.

"Then two German officers his lethargy.

But what has been... accomplished. Year-wish-of-that part of the operations room, unbuckled it did not rise again

"They were the first we had already, by quickened effort with universe whose faith in the his revolver; and laid it on. "We Sat Staring" seen, and we were too surprised far-seeing direction from the Gov- rightfulness and righteousness the table. He was there for

to do anything but stare at ernment's food experts, has been of freedom and democracy re-about ten minutes, when a we could do, so we just went on

"There didn't seem anything them.

gratifying. The Intest news is that "They were eating some fruit, tens of thousands of acres, which British plane came in sight to the beach and sat there all the which they had bought that have lain waterlogged, will soon be But ere this total destruction from the direction of Eng- afternoon, wondering what it morning from Le Riche's shop in under cultivation as a result of

was all about.

St Peter Port, paying in Germanland-drainage schemes being pushed accomplished, there must be land.

"The boys didn't have the car they had commandeered.

marks. The car was a Guernsey ahead in many parts of the country. days of anguish and anxiety; It The German officer ran so heart to go. bathing. We just

Land which has been „derellet for is inevitable. The enemy of our hastily to his own plane that sat there, staring at the sea, and cool as you please, in the sun-

"They

were driving alone, years will now "grow for victory."! cause is still materially strong;

Sv successful have agricultural and as he sees Nemesis overtak- he forgot to pick up his re-

shine, towards Fort Doyle. Wo plans in Britain become from the ing him he will become desperate volver, and took off again. "It seemed to make it worse stared at them, and they smiled pooling of brains and energy that there is a temptation to ask ourselves that all this was happening in at us, and saluted. Then they it, here in Hongkong, we cannot do and more vindictive. Experts The airport was silent. such perfect sunshine, and such were gone.

the stme. in military strategy appear to be

Different geographical "Nobody said anything, except and economic factors naturally will convinced that Hitler must and

At half-past two in the peaceful place..

that I muttered something require plans suited to our own will attempt an invasion of afternoon a German plane "We went home for tea, and about, There go the square-If some concentrated effort is made. particular problems and needs, but, Britain; and the people of Bri-landed on the airport again, work at St Peter Port.

then I got on my bicycle to go to headed pigs.*

there is no reason why we should tain are alive to the danger. and this time three officers people were standing by the questions, the Germans were to make this Colony, if not self- "Well, that answered all our not be equally successful in our bid They stand ready to meet and got out (one of them re- doorsteps again, and some called here all right, so the meeting on other sources, for some of our food.

sufflelent, At least less dependent on repulse any such threat. They are not boastful about their claiming his revolver from to ask if I had any news, but I the seawall broke up and I went

knew no more than they did. home to breakfast.

With regard to vegetables, poultry ability to defeat Hitler's final the table in the operations

"I cycled on into the town, and

"While I was sitting at break-and dairy goods, we have seen the throw for the domination of room)..

enterprise of certain small local ex- still I saw nothing unusual, fast in my kitchen two more periments achieve fruition. The con- Europe and a large part of the rest of the world, but their quiet

They approached a soli- except that everything seemed German soldiers went by, on viction grows that Hongkong can be quiet and nervy. There were no German motor bikes that they made to supply a good deal of its determination is backed by con-tary policeman standing Germans to be seen.

must have brought with them in own food, and Government, to whom the planes.. They didn't inter-should urgently consider the matter, the matter must be of vital concern, fidence in their fighting men and near the airport, and asked "I went out to relieve my mate fere with anybody.

from the point of view of economy material-confidence begat by him, in perfect English, to at the signal station, and he

as well as defence, experience; the experience of the fetch the officials of the asked me what I thought of Patrols On Roads

I understand that Government has great aerial victories in the island.

things now. opening stages of the battle of

"By noon the place suddenly already made some preliminary In- vestigations Into the subject; and "'Don't like the look of them," seemed to be full of Germans. that a report on the possibilities has Britain.

I said. 'I bellove that was a By nightfall they were all in been prepared. It is Hongkong's destiny to The policeman telephoned German plane that came down their positions, and the German

I was interested the" Queer ge other day to read Streamers, Confetti and Fun Galore" watch this grim and stupendous the station, and soon the on the airport

ย football struggle from afar; we can help bailiff and the police inspec-

"He went off home, and I was "And that's how the Germans Football that in

match in Europe all twenty-two players with our money and may it tor came down in the police There was nothing to do. No laugh a bit, a day or two later, seld by the referee. They were al- left alone in the signal station. occupied Guernsey. It made us Game were ordered off the never be more lavishly given than in the new year of 1941-

body came near me. No ships to read-the German communique lowed to come back later to continue

about it, which was printed in the game. but it will be hard to avoid

The German officers asked came into the harbour. feeling of helpless impotency as for the Guernsey papers, Drone of Planes The we continue dally to be specta- which were handed to them tors of a fight, the decision of which is to affect the future of at the police station and the mankind. We can, however, in Royal Court thoughts and prayers, be with those who are near and dear in

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The report did not mention" what

referee stood the offenders' in “the "It was all deadly quiet, except

of corners of the changing-rooms. unti for the drone of the big troop- Guernsey was captured in a they felt ashamed of themselves. carrying planes that started to daring coup de main by detach- A friend of mine tells me that the como over about aix o'clock and monts of the German Air Force. queerest game of football be ever "In an air fight the German saw was in. Turkey; There were the torrible ordeal which they Now Year," for only by victory kept it up all night. are suffering to-day and which in the battle against Hitlerism "At midnight one of the local reconnaissance aeroplanes shot about forty thousand people on each Come to Chantecler for your Cakes, Biscuits, Sandwiches or Bread still lies before them.

can the world realise happiness policemen came to relieve me down two Bristol Blenheim side, no goal-posts, and, as far as he

could judge, ng ballast and prosperity which, in normal (one of the signallers had bombers... Let is, therefore, make this times, are the sentiments ax-slipped away at the last moment TO-MORROW: SWASTIKA, wook's greetings a Victorious tended at this season.

In the pig-boat from Alderney).

-"

THE FIRST DAY.

Claudius