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January 8, 1941:

Hans von Loewe and Elsa, his wife, prayed for victory because it meant they would have food and the baby butter and milk. But the months dragged on, and the prospect of beating England was as far off lived in hope, as ever. Still, they

then enduring misery and danger. Hans was told the news!

carrying the cheap blankets and a thermos of synthetic coffee and Elsa, burdened with the at least not kill of it. Irʻli were true: baby, dragging her weary, fac, why should he feel like this. tory-sore feet reluctantly one He went on mechanically, timing

his intonations' instinctively, reading. after the other.

his script yet not knowing what he There were over twenty in read. their shelter, a silent huddled Well, it was over now and how group of people in costumes Weary he felt!,

which would have been humor- Crash, thud, whine, his dreams ous if anyone had dared to went racing on tambling over one laugh. Their faces all showed another, terrar, fight, standing cold in queues. Elsa, dear Elsa, the noise

signs of poverty and actor of the factory; no it wasn't the far-

food; tired eyes gazed vacantly tory. It was outside. Get 10 the 'round or sent vague messages shelter! Hans tumbled out of bed of comfort to others in their stumbled down the stone stairs. He wenelly, blindi with sleep, and own family groups. A child wondered how Els was getting on. started to whimper, and every-

.....

one shifted in their sents and Duwn broke and back to bed there glared at the poor creature. Its but a few seconds later it seemed he dragging his weary uching limbs, and T

HE young man slowly really convinced them

descended the steps wouldn't be war and Hans, with mother, a young girl wearied was shaving wearily before a ernck- 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, ure she would keep her word factory, tried to soothe it and

over Poland. Elsa and 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

were turned away and those Hons picked up his script and ing which was, and had

He looked about him: the that did rest on the mother and bravado

read on, a false galety been his home for two years. broad avenue was almost de had only the dull vacant staro It seemed to have grown serted, here and there a burry- 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 dare

uneasily 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.

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He had been a rather hand-

Hongkong Telegraph.

Wednesday, January 6, 1941,

with gesticu-

BERLIN

SS men racketed leaving a discordant echo.

They wanted to talk

CALLING

in his weary voice.

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

not, because off by the deadly anti-alreraft fre what they wanted of our defences. All turned back

On and on he read.

to say would be sedition. Who without dropping a single bomb. could know whether their im Then breakfast. ile 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- smile 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 hud naturally been They had seen it happen before. under the provisions of the Telecommun

The child stopped crying and cations Ordinance, 1936, Such new A his face had lost its freshness called up, but rather to his sur-

Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph' la tired by the "flongkang Telegraph" to indicate news which is strictly copyright

bears the indfention “UP” is received in

Bone

youth and still retained... strong lines of character, but

MERR von Loewe." "Yes, what is it, boy?" "The Director would like to see

Hongkong on the date of pubication by and from each corner of his prise he had been rejected due fell into an uneasy sleep. The you Sir."

Hona rose to his feet and his heart

serve all rights and forbid republleations,

arrangement.

HANS hurried on, how tired

By J. Cedric Brown

"You must go to Siemens, von

and your wife's body."

THIS Is Berlin calling "Once more were driven off single bomb

Priestley Radio Gag Attempt

the United Press Astoriatlont, who remouth curved grooves swept up to a weak neck muscle which, silence was oppressive, broken beat quickly was he going to be either wholly or in part without previous to meet his nose. The eyes

romoted? Perhaps he was going to which had been clear and brown, the doctor had said, prevented only by the sharp bursting of

anti-aircraft shells and the dull get more pay, or perhaps they were sickening explosion of the dissatisfied with him! He gave an were now muddy and sunken, him from carrying the neces THE TWO OPPORTUNISTS and his skin had a pasty greyish sary pack. His particulars had

involuntary shudder-nl gooseflesh- bombs.

ok well, here guest tinge which, comes from under- heen taken, however, and two

He knew, he knew as soon as he WHAT are Hitler's plans? nourishment.

days later he had received a

saw the Director's face. The words fell on his dead cars. Has he a plan? It has often Not only in his features could curl demand to present himself been conceded that Mussolini' is these symptons of decay be seen, at the Broadcasting Studio. an opportunist but the world's His clothes were badly cut and There he had been informed he felt, and how hopelessly Loewe, there is not much left of the conception of Hitler has usually the grey cloth showed shing that he had been appointed weary. The same thing would Factory, but you might be able to

patches at the elbows, the knees been that of a man of deep laid were baggy and the bottoms schemes. As Mussolini gained frayed with rubbing against his power in Italy he visualiser shoes. Bits of cloth stood out

Rather happen again to-night. He knew. British bombers like a fringe from the edge of as English announcer. himself as hend of a vast

his trousers' pocket in which elated at this good fortune, he The English planes would surely without dropping a

again and again and Colonial Empire, including the one hand was fiercely thrust. had rushed home and conveyed come Mediterranean, Egypt and In the other hand he swung a the good news to Elsa, for he again. They couldn't go on-not Africa, but he does not appear furled umbrella, one with A knew how worried she had been through the winter. Human to have formulated any particu-crooked handle, that had only knowing his job as English Resh and blood couldn't stand it. Hans entered the studius and said lar clear cut vision as to the line twelve months before been the teacher at the School was sure

good morning' to the girl sat at the subject of many a jest-Neville to end.

typewriter. She mumbled some- MR J. B. PRIESTLEY admitted to of action he should adopt to Chamberlain. his friends had

thing but didn't raise her head. the press recently that there had And until April they had gone Hans went and sat down at his desk been a movement early during his achieve his purpose. Mussolini | called him. has been described as timidly He glanced anxiously up at on, but there had been nothing and

through again. Nothing would stop them.

"It failed," he said. "I am not sheltering in the shadow of Ger- the sky and wondered whether to stir their blood in the way of them are in ugh his papers: Read series of Sunday night broadens t it-would-rain. He did not want_victories. They had had to cut stick. Wearily he went on with his

going to tell yout_where_it.originated.. many. It is possible that he to open his umbrella in that down their expenses, cut down-tally round. Everyone was so

Well, it

"There is no suggestier, of my thought by joining forces, with street because he knew the holes on food, and the weight of the Wwadays, no joking and laughter, but I know.

being bumped off, and when I said Germany whose strength he ad- would be visible to his neigh- war was beginning to depress. to das war, one couldn't expect

The morning had passed, lunch I had stopped of my own accord, and own territorial ambitions. mired, he hoped to achieve his bours. Yes he still had pride. Elsa had been with child then

It was not so long since he had and her once robust health was calen without a thought; dully and that relations with the B.B.C. w pude mechanically he went through the excellent was speaking the exact been a student at Cambridge beginning to suffer. Then had routine of his day. Elsa was work- truth,

"There had been one or two com- and soft memories of those come the advance, the crushing ing late to-night, it was her turn halcyon days would often surge of France and there had been for night shift, so he was sleeping plaints from certain types of listen- to the B.B.C, that when I stopped through his mind and bring gaiety in Berlin;, food was pro- at the studio. Little Adolf was in ers about my talks and I suggested flerce conflict into his heart. mised, victory was assured and

they should bring some of those people to the microphone to talk on He had come back from Uni- Hans' voice rang out jubilantly

HE looked at the clock-time to the world they believe in. veraity when his Father had over the air, taunting the Bri-

Even he didn't be-

"But the suggestion was not adopt- But it had a false gaiety, go on the air. died and as is so often the case, tish. found an estate nearly insolvent, Hans had realised this when his lieve this stuff he had to read muted," He had paid off all the debts and son was born. Elsa had been with the little that was left had terribly weak, there was still not taken a job teaching English in enough food for her, clothes a small Berlin School,

Hitler has seldom been re- garded as an opportunist. His attainments have rather been

the subject of some respect and even to-day when he has ignominiously failed to attain the promised downfall of Bri- tain, he is still spoken of foolishly-by some as a modern Napoleon. Hitler is, however, as great an opportunist as Mus- solini, the difference between

HE turned the corner into the the two lying in the fact that wide main street and his eyes tion of France and the prospect Hitler has control of a more lit up for a moment with plea-

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

Then, had come the capitulu-

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

that. was hearten- same idea of territorial conquest thrilled to see their names in victory them, it was the

their only conception of gran- the paper-a small but select

took place ht thought that before long this deur. The appetite grows with wedding eating, and Hitler in his earlier Nicholas Church this afternoon starving and scraping would days was probably a much more

when HANS VON LOEWE and cease. He and Elsa would have modest individual than he is ELSA KELLER were joined in steak and beef and mutton every holy matrimony-what fun they day and the child could have butter and milk. How they had

to-day,

As Hitler sat in the railway car-

had had!

St.

But all the time had been that prayed for victory, a quick vic- rlage at Cornpeigne carefully nr-undercurrent of unrest; they tory. Hitler had promised-he ranged us to theatrical details to had felt they were on the edge always kept his word to the Witness the tragic surrender of of a volcano, Munich had not German people. ・・・

France, he plainly saw himself as a

grander Napo

uble of

tions of such

but he is incap-

moves

in

But now it was October and

all the implica- One moment he announces that he they were no nearer beating position. His task ឆេង ruler as well Gs conqueror

húss about to invade Britain-the next, England. They were as far off he appears to be moving towards as ever. Winter was coming. proved too hard for him. He can despoil

but not build. His weakness the Balkans, another time towards Hans shuddered, and the wind In this respect will contribute to his Spain, next lo

Italy itself. occupy downfall. He trusts in military He may finally make simultaneous seemed to cut through his thin strength alone, and where this is Hitler hesitates to take the moment-strike cold on his feet. Winter various directions, but clothes and the damp pavements Inconvenient for ure, he tries the power of his rhetoric.

ous step now facing him. He whough hesitates is not the one who wins. Further than this he has no pac- It would seem that the Hitler bubble ticular plan, conquest

and more 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 rent blows followed by nature, must Anally cease. Hitler's the British victories in Africa. Pre- mens now and young Adolf was Prowing indecisions* to-day as to sident Roosevelt administered an-sent to a erecho every day. what to do next show the pass, to other when he declared for, all ald They Imd been kept awake last which he has come.. These indecisive to Britain and the determination of night by the bombs, struggled movements must be extremely pain the people al home has raked

ful and horrible to his immediate bulwark against which Hitler can shivering down the dark, dank advisers whore fates Be with his only beat in vain,.

alleyway to the shelter, Hans

humour in war,

good hands.

HIS

SEND HIM

OFF!

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