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The

THE REAL Ominous Rumblings from Vesuvius!

HEROES

By John Gordon

To the rest of the world the British must seem an extra- ordinary race. They have performed in the mass during the past year feats of valour probably unequalled in their own his- tory or in the history of any other nation. Yet in their modesty they decline to tell the story of their valour with anything ap- pronching, adequacy, or to permit anyone else to do it for them. Tule the instance of the Battle of Britain. On one sunny Sunday afternoon in September the whole fate of the British Empire, and the whole future of the world, depended on about two thousand young men. As the Luftwaffe crossed the Chan- nel to strike what was to be the blow that was to open the way to the invading army, these young men rose in the air and raceù into battle. Before night fell they had amashed Hitler. He has never recovered from that afternoon and he never will.

Those young British airmen that day wrote into history one of history's greatest pages. Yet hardly one person in Britain could tell you to-day the name of one of them. They are anonymous heroes. They will live in legend as anonymous herocy. Is Where another nation on earth that could have thrown such a veil round Immortality? I doubt it. To be so sure of your strength and greatness that you can be proud of it with- out boasting of it is surely the perfection of confidence.

You might think that even if they hushed up the story of their mass heroism, the British might pay a public tribute to the outstanding bravery of individuals. But no! They are just as secretive about individuals. Recently, one British nir station celebrated the bringing down by its squadrons of their 608th German nirplane. No other station has equalled this record. You might suppose that the Com- mander of this station, who Is adored by his men, as one of the grentest air lenders of the war, would receive public recognition of his triumph. But no! He is Loo modest.

This modesty seems to run through the whole nation. The first girl to win the new George Medal for bravery in Civil De-j fence was an office typist. Al- most without training she found) herself in the middle of one of those terrifying air raid drantas, which officially the British refer to as "an incident".

Hongkong Telegraph.herself in

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She carried out a series of rescues with the utmost calm-1 ness and bravery. Shortly after-

deate news which is strictly copyrightwards, when awarded her medal,,

under the provistom of the Teleemmorum- eatpolis Ordinance, 2016. Such news 31 fears the indiratius “UP? is recrived in Honghoug n the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re

rither wholly or in part without previous Arrangement.

she was asked what her feelings.

REVOLT

REVOLT

ITALY

Tell them now about

IT AINT

THE HEAT,

BENITO.

IT'S THE HUMILITY

OUR NEW ORDER

By Lady Rhondda

TF the Press is the Fourth

They want freedom and they That we hope and believe the "Estate of the Realm, propa- want seenrity and peace. majority of the people of Ger-

had been. She replied modest- ganda lo enemy and enemy- That is, they want above all many will when they have ly. "At the end of the day Iceupled countries is in war to be assured that this kind of thrown off their present rulers, serve all rights and forbid republications, thought to myself this has been time the fourth Service arnt. thing is not going to happen also be of the same mind as to

It is not surprising, there- ngain. a most unpleasant-day".

GOVERNOR RETURNS

HONGKONG bids welcome to its Governor, Sir Geoffry, North- cote, who has returned from England after a 10-months The Colony's greeting is warm and sincere, and the occasion made all the happier

absence.

A truly heroic understatement, but typically British,

fore, that although it is just We're Too Modest

very

will not begin again,

what constitutes civilisation. But that whether they are or not will make but little difference. about as difficult to follow the details of our

For that civilisation is what overseas propa- Now in her New Order Ger- gandi as to follow the details many offers them two out of the in any case we propose to esta- These civilian air raid defence of the movements of our fleet, three things they ask for. She blish-in detail at home, and in forces have become a most re- the public takes a con- offers them peace, and a kind its broad principles wheresoever markable body. No soldiers in siderable interest in how that of security: that is, she offers our writ runs: And that in fu- the field have exceeded in pluck propaganda is done. It ought then an assurance that this war ture any country which attempts to break its fundamental laws or in discipline the magnificent to wonten who (131 pitch black!

There is a widespread impres- True, the pence is the peace of will have to reckon with America is nights, with fire bombs and high sion that up to now it has not a desert. True, the New Order and with Britain.

explosives crashing down been done as well as it might is order under the heel of the Policing The World around them carry the victims have been. That is pretty cer- conqueror. But men-can-come- The policing of the world (yes, of raiders from the bombed houses to the hospitals. Some of them are girls of 18. some] They go about their work in pairs with no man to support them.. Some have died, many

by the re-assurance that Excellency has fully recovered from the indisposition which caused him to leave last May,

When Sir Geoffry arrived in Hongkong to take up his respon- it was generally noted by the press that he came at a difficult anil delicate time, the Colony being faced with internal prob- leans and external threats suf- ficient to test the administrative ability, and tact of any man. Unhappily, international events I have decreed that His Excellency Gandance must return to find the Colony facing a situation even more acute than it was three and a half years ago. During the past ten months the situation in the

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merit, perhaps the greatest of The facts have been given soberly, honestly and with exaggeration.

have been wounded, but there is hardly a record of one giving up. They see the most appalling all. side of war, grieviously wounded; babies, and frenzied mothers, out the bodies being carried from the

Truthful News

tainly true.

to such a pass, such a state of

a perfect curse to us, and to But I do not think our propa- hopeless misery and despair, that is what it comes to) will be But not sible office in November, 1937, middle-aged mothers of families. Randa has deserved all the hard that even pence in Hell seems America, of course.

half the curse that this war is. things that have been said worth the taking.

When we answer Germany by

The establishment in Great Parts of it have been excel saying to these small nations, Britain of the civilisation for lent. It has shown one great You shall all have your inde- which we are fighting (and it pendence back when we win. would obviously be quite im Europe shall revert to the thirty possible to take the lead in estat- or so completely sovereign states blishing civilisation abroad un- of which she consisted before less we were first prepared to the war," is it surprising if they set an example at home) will 'in- give a sigh of despair?

volve making this island into a It is an enormous thing to

For they know very well that real Democracy. have achieved for our news ser, not one of them can defend their A's Herbert Morrison The other evening, while Lon-vice that it is to-day the one sovereignty when they get it. marked the other day, "It

The fact is that in the past high time that we outgrew our don was being raided, when the European news service in which

we have shown ourselves to be economic swaddling clothes, and whole sky was fit by fires, and the whole world believes.

I have sometimes heard it ar- much too modest.

the system of social inequality bombs seemed to be dropping by!

"Germany," said Professor and privilege that accompanies the hundred, I stood with two of gued that the success of our these ambulance girls beside a news service is enough. That to Madariaga recently, "wants to them."

and he The establishment of that rubble heap that ten minutes give the facts is all that we need dominate the world," 321

before had been a happy home, to do. But it is not.

added hopefully, "Great Britain civilisation in broad outline throughout Europe will not in- Only one high side wall was still People are apt to talk as if wants to organise it."

"Hopefully," because that is volve any interference with the standing.

there were something inherent- From the middle of the rubble ly dishonest about propaganda. exactly what Britain has always internal affairs of other nations tried to avoid doing, and she except in so far as they inter- The is nonsense. Propagan-

For East has deteriorated ́to such an extent that it has been found necessary for the Colony to take the fullest measures of defence. There has been evacuation of the naval and military families as well, as n large proportion of

British eivilian women and children; compulsory military training has been put into effect; A.R.P. pre- enutions have been trebled; taxa- tion has been considerably in- creased; for the first time in the Colony's history immigration regulations have been intro- duced; the Colony has been lly- ing, and continues to live, in an atmosphere of tension and won-

pasticcanegra dering expectancy.

to calm and inspiring leadership from its chief executive should

ruins of homes, and the bodies too, that cannot be car-1 ried away,

came à muffled cry. We scrambled across the stones shouting "Where

re-

are you?" A girl's voice answered, da is not in the least inherently does not even yet seem to realise fere with those of their neigh- "Here". "How many?" we shouted dishonest. Its morality depends that if we are ever to have last- bours, "Five", she said. "We are under a upon what you are talking about ing peace that is just what she table which is holding up the stones", and why. And on whether must make up her mind to do.

We stepped back into the dark rond to cuil a demolition squad to

the

side wall fell with n crath spot where the five victims lay bury- Ing them hopelessly. Five lives more to the war account.

A few minutes inter both girls

never

ine

you tell the truth about it.

Where We Fail

A Lead For Peace

But we shall have to say that we do But I am quite sure that un- regard an interference, any economic less we de organise Europe at laws calculated to upset the easy

rescue. As we did so the standing But obviously before you can least, Germany will dominate it. functioning of the internal economy on the do propaganda you must have If not in 1941, then in 1951. of Europe: any attempt at aggression

something to talk about, and it

Our trouble in the past, as I by inilitary or economic methods. must be worth talking about,

And lastly, that we shall regard as say, is that we have been. too interference with its neighbours any modest. For. we we and bullying or torturing by any country His Excellency, however, has were in their ambulance carrying a

America-could organise the of Its own 'minorities. been one of the millions at Home screaming woman to the First Afd And that brings me to the world if we chose. If we--and, There must be no more pogroms who, during the past year, have

Post. I

I saw them many times more chief thing which has, I think, America-were first to make up they are the kind of things that lead or concentration camp brutalities, for that learnt to "take it," and Hong-

night. They told

ave been wrong with our propaganda our minds what we proposed to to wars, And we do at prapory to storien of their subsequent kong can therefore look forward tures, some moving, some amusing up to date. Insofar as we have do, and then to tell other nations permit practices that are likely to

But I was struck by the fact that failed to put our point of view of the world that we meant to lead to wars. they

once mentioned how across it has been because we do it, we might get at a com- leaders of the civilised world, and it We-we and America-are the. the future bring new crises and

narrowly they had escaped death had never properly formulated it puratively low cost a lasting is the business of lenders to lend, in themselves. They were (10 uncon- anxieties. On the other hand,

even to ourselves. " scious of the heroism as

pence na well na in war. Until we Sir Geoffry can regard, with no

en In the air.

In the first place, whom is our What we should tell them, I get that into our heads we shall in- little satisfaction, the fact that No wonder

evitably Ind the world doesn't propaganda for? It is for the think, is that we propose to es-

In our propaganda, be- understand the British. (World countries now dominated by Ger- Inblish both at home and abroad to put across.

shall have no propagando under the able guidance of Lieut- General E. F. Norton-His Ex-

Copyright Reserved).

many-Poland, Norway, Hol- the civilisation for which we are. Before you have propaganda you cellency's deputy during the may hold. Lieut-General Nor- land and the rest. It in for the now fighting.

must have a policy. And once you past eight months-Hongkongton can hand back the reina of people inside Germany. And it

We should add that we hope dn just makes itself..

have the right policy your propagan- hos nttuned itself to war needs, government to Sir Geoffry in is for the people who are pre- and believe that all our Allics

All we need la first the courage to han mobilised men and women the full knowledge that he has pared to fight sooner than be will be of the same mind as our-realise what we shall inevitably have. into efficient defensivo units, accomplished a difficult task dominated by Germany.

selves in this matter, and that to do it we are ever to know real and generally speaking fitted with Impressive speed anil What do thene countries we shall welcome their active tell the world that we menn to do pence. And, secondly, the courage to Itself for whatever the future efficiency.

help in our task.

men

their

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pence.

cause we

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