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January 8, 1941.

carrying the cheap blankets and a thermoa of synthetic coffce Hans von Loewe, and Elsa, his

and Elan burdened with 'the ni lenat not all of it. If it were true baby, dragging her weary, fac- why should he feel like this. wife, prayed for victory because it

tory-sore feet reluctantly one He went on mechanically, Uming- his intonations instinctively, reading meant they would have food and after the other.

his script yet not knowing what he There were over twenty in read. the baby butter and milk. But the

their shelter, a silent huddled Well, it was over now and how months dragged on, and the prospect group of people in costumes weary he felt!

which would have been humor Crash, thud, whine, his dreams as far

ous if anyone had dared to went racing on tumbling over one beating England was

laugh. Their faces all showed another, terror, flight, standing cold in queues. Elsa, dene Elsa, the noise as ever. Still, they lived in hope, signs of poverty and lack of of the factory: no it wasn't the fac- food; tired eyes gazed vacantly tory, it was outside. Get to the round or sent vague messages shelter! Huns tumbled out of bed of comfort to others in their wearily, blind with sleep, and own family groups. A child tumbled down the stone stairs. He

wondered how Elsa was getting on. started to whimper, and every- ono shifted in their seats and Dawn broke and back to bed'

dragging his weary aching limbs, and

of

off

enduring misery and danger...then

Hans was told the news!

in a false gaiety. and bravadti

man it descended the steps wouldn't be war and Hans, with mother, a young girl wearied was shaving wearily before a crack- which led straight down on his knowledge of England, was from a hard day's work in the ed mirror.

Early morning news before break- to the street from the tall, sure she would keep her word factory, tried to soothe it and

over Poland. Elsan had scoffed looked desperately round for fast, If-one could call it breakfast. rather dingy looking build- at him, but he had been right. help or sympathy; but eyes Hans picked up his script and

were turned away and thoso ing which was, and had

Ho looked about him: the that did rest on the mother been his home for two years. broad avenue was almost de- had only the dull vacant stare It seemed to have grown serted, here and there a hurry- of the beaten cur. even more sordid looking ing figure seemed to attract at- these last twelve months, tention by its very furtiveness. and as the man turned his A steel-helmeted soldier stood but daro

uncasily on the pavement and a face eastward a ray of light heavy lorry filled from the watery early morn ing sun threw into relief his

heavy features.

He had been a

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The

rather hand-

with gesticu

BERLIN

SS men racketed leaving a discordant echo.

They wanted to talk

CALLING

..

In his weary Volce.

"This is Berlin calling. Once more British berbers were driven

not, because off by the deadly anti-aircraft fire what they wanted of our defences. All turned back single bomb." On and

and on he read.

to say would be sedition. Who without dropping a could know whether their im- Then breakfast. He wondered lating mediate neighbour would report how Elsa, was and little Adolf. His past, them and they would be sent to thick powerful face softened into a a concentration camp-stolid un mile of inward pleasure and the feeling brutes drag them from typist sat opposite smiled with him. their homes and bundle them off in a lorry. They knew. HANS had naturally been They had seen it happen before. his face had lost its freshness called up, but rather to his sur- The child stopped crying and

Home

youth and still retained strong lines of character, but

HERR von Loewe," "Yes, what is it, boy?" "The Director would like to sec

Hans rose to his feet and his heart

Hongkong Telegraph. and from each corner of his prise he had been rejected due fell into an uneasy sleep. The you Sir

Wednesday, January 8, 1941.

Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

Tile Prex "prelal to the Telegraph indiesto nows which is strictly copyright

soon as he

mouth curved grooves swept up to meet his nose. The eyes to a weak neck muscle which, silence was oppressive, broken beat quickly-was he going to be which had been clear and brown, the doctor had said, prevented only by the sharp bursting of promoted? Perhaps he was going to were now muddy and sunken, him from carrying the neces. anti-aircraft shells and the dull get more pay, or perhaps they were the dissatisfied with him! He gave on sickening explosion of bombu.

involuntary shudderall gooseflesh- and his skin had a pasty greyish sary pack. His particulars had

ol well, here gues! is used by the Hongkong Telegraph to

He knew, he knew as tinge which comes from under- been taken, however, and two under the provisions of the Telecommuni-

days later he had received a nourishment.

saw the Director's face. The words cations Ordinance, 3914. Such news as bears the Indication "UP" is received in Not only in his features could curt demand to present himself Hongkong on the date of publication by

"You must go to Slements, von Broadcasting Studio. HANS hurried on, how tired fell on his dead cars. die United Press Associations, who these symptons of decay be seen. at Atve all rights and forbid repablications, His clothes were badly cut and There he had been informed he felt, and how hopelessly Loewe, there is not much left of the The same thing would Factory, but you might be able to the grey cloth showed shiny that he had been appointed weary.

and your wife's body." patches at the elbows, the knees were baggy and the bottoms frayed with rubbing against his shoes. Bits of cloth stood out

rither wholly or in part without previous arrangement.

THE TWO OPPORTUNISTS

the

By J. Cedric Brown

THIS is Berlin' calling "Once more

were driven off

龍 single bomb

Priestley Radio Gag Attempt.

MR J. H. PRIESTLEY admitted to

of action he should adopt to to open his umbrella in that down their expenses, cut down dully round. Everyone was so silent tell you where It originated,

nowadays,

WHAT are Hitler's plans? Has he a plan? It has often been conceded that Mussolini is like a fringe from the edge of as English announcer. Rather happen again to-night. He knew, British bombers an opportunist but the world's his trousers' pocket in which elated at this good fortune, he The English planes would surely without dropping conception of Hitler has usually one hand was fiercely thrust. had rushed home and conveyed come again and again and been that of a man of deep laid In the other hand he swung a the good news to Eisa, for he again. They couldn't go on-not furled umbrella, one with a knew how worried she had been through the winter. Human schemes. As Mussolini gained crooked handle, that had only knowing his job as English flesh and blood couldn't stand it, Haus entered the studios and said power in Italy ho visualised twelve months before been the teacher at the School was gure himself as head of a

'good morning' to the girl ent at the vast

typewriter.

some- She mumbled subject of many a jest-Neville to end. Colonial Empire, including the Chamberlain, his friends had Mediterranean,

And until April they had gone thing but didn't raise her hend, the press recently that there h Egypt and

called him. Africa, but he does not appear

read through his papers. Read series of Sunday night broadcasts "to He glanced anxiously up at on, but there had been nothing and wet and sat down at his desk been a movement early during his to have formulated any particu- the sky and wondered whether to stir their blood in the way of them through again. Nothing would stop them.

Yearily he went on with his Tailed," he said. "I am not... lar clear cut vision as to the line it would rain. He did not want victories. They-had-had-to-cut stick Wc

going to no joiing and laughter; but I know.

There is no suggestion of my achieve his purpose. Mussolini street because he knew the holes on food, and the weight of the well, it was war, one couldn't expect

being bumped off, and when I said. has been described as timidly would be visible to his neigh- war was beginning to depress. to find humour in war.

The morning had passed, lunch I had slopped of my own accord, and sheltering in the shadow of Ger- bours. Yes he still had pride. Elsa had been with child then many. It is possible that he It was not so long since he had and her once robust health was eaten without a thought; dully and that relations with the B.B.C. were

routine of his day. Elsa was work- truth." thought by joining forces with been a student at Cambridge beginning to suffer. Then had tcchanically he went through the excellent I was speakin B.B.C. were Germany whose strength he ad- und soft memories of those come the advance, the crushing ing Inte to-night, it was her turn mired, he hoped to achieve his halcyon days would often surge of France and there had been for night shift, so he was sleeping plaints from certain types of listen- own territorial ambitions.

through his mind and bring galety in Berlin; food was pro- go the Studio. Little Adolf was in ers about my talks and I suggested

mised, victory was assured and good hands. Hitler has seldom been re- fierce conflict into his heart. garded as an opportunist. His

He had come back from Uni- Hans' voice rang out jubilantly attainments have rather been versity when his Father had over the air, taunting the Bri- the subject of some respect and died and as is so often the case, tish. But it had a false gaiety. go on the air. Even he didn't be even to-day when

found an estate nearly insolvent, Hans had realised this when his lieve this stuff he had to rend out He had paid off all the debts and son was born, Elsa had been ignominiously failed to attain the promised downfall of Bri- with the little that was left had terribly weak, there was still not tain, he is still spoken of

taken a job teaching English in enough food for her, clothes a small Berlin School, foolishly-by some as a modern Napoleon. Hitler is, however, as

he has

were shoddy and he had had to come home and stand in the queues fretting impatiently.

that

great an opportunist as Mus- HE turned the corner into the

Then had come the capitula- solini, the difference between wide main street and his eyes the two lying in the fact that lit up for a moment with plea- tion of France and the prospect Hitler has control of a

more sure as he recalled his wedding of at last Invading England. military-minded and better or day. It had been a small affair, But Hans had known ganised people behind him. He true enough, but what hap- among the people it was not the of 1 triumphant started his blood bespattered piness. How he and Elsa had prospect

that was hearten- career as Mussolini did, with the thrilled to see their names in victory

them, it WELS the same idea of territorial conquest the paper-a small but select ing

their only conception of gran- | Nicholas Church this afternoon starving and scraping would wedding took place at St thought that before long this deur. The appetite grows with when HANS VON LOEWE and cease. He and Elsa would have eating, and Hitler in his earlier ELSA KELLER were joined in steak and beef and mutton every days was probably a much more holy matrimony-what fun they day and the child could have modest Individual than he is had had! to-day.

But all the time had been that prayed for victory, a quick vic- As Hitler sat in the railway car- undercurrent of unrest; they tory. Hitler had promised-he ringe at Compeigne-carefully ar- ranged as to theatrical details to had felt they were on the edge always kept his word to the witness the tragle surrender of of a volcano. Munich had not German people.

France, he plainly saw himself as a

grander Napoleon, but he is

proved

downfall.

power of his rhetoric,

butter and milk. How they had

But now it was October and

able of visualising all the implica One moment he announces that he they were no nearer beating tions of such a position. His task as

is about to Invade Britain the next, England. They were as far off as well as

has he appears to be moving towards as ever. Winter was coming. conqueror 100 hard for him." He can the Balkans, another time towards

кип despoil, but not build. His weakness Spain, next to occupy Italy itself. Hans shuddered, and the wind In this respect will contribute to his He may finally make simultaneous scomed to cut through his thin

In He trusts in military moves various directions, but clothes and the damp pavements strength alone, and where this is Hitler hesitates to take the moment-strike cold on his feet... Winter inconvenient for use, he tries the our step now facing him, He who -ugh!

hesitates is not the one who wins, Further than this he has no par- It would seem that the Hiller bubble ticular

plan, conquest and more is being pricked. The RAF. and conquest, destruction and more de- Greece's undaunted spirit administer- ELSA was working at Sie-. struction, but these by their very ed the first real blows followed by nature, must finally cense. Hitler's the British victories in Africa. Pre- mens now and young Adolf was growing indecision to-day as to rident Roosevelt administered an sent to a crecha overy day. what to do next show the pass to other when he declared for all ald They had been kept awake last which he has come. These Indecisive to Britain and the determination of movements must be extremely pain- the people at home has raised night by the bombs, struggled ful and horrible to bli Immediate bulwark against which liter can shivering down the dark, dank advisers whore fater lile with This, only heat in vain.

falleyway to the shelter. Hans-

*

"There had been one or two com-

to the B.B.C. that when I stopped they should bring some of those people to the microphone to talk on the world. they believe in.

HE looked at the clock-time to

ed."

"But the suggestion was not adopt-

Hi,

REF

SEND HIMM

NEW PLAYER FOR THE R.A.F. TEAM.

(it fe announced that an American Squadron of the RAF

t' being formed.)