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REAL Ominous Rumblings from Vesuvius!

HEROES

By John Gordon

To the rest of the world the British must, scam an extra- ordinary raco. 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. Yot in their modesty they decline to tell the story of their valour with anything ap- proaching adequacy, or to permit anyone else to do it for them. Take 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, dopended on about two thousand young men. As the Luftwaffe crossed the Chan- nol to strike what was to be the blow that was to open the way, to the invading army, those young men rose in the air and raced into battle, Before night fell they had smashed 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 heroes. Is there 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 us sceretive about individuals. Recently, one British air station celebrated the bringing down by its squadrons of their 608th German airplane. No other station has equalled this record. You might suppose that the Com-, mander of this station, who is ndored by his men, as one of the greatest air leaders of the war, would receive public recognition of his triumph: But no!" He is too modest.

:

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

She curried out a series of rescues with the utmost calm-1

REVOLT

REVOLT

ITALY

Tell them now about

IT ANT THE HEAT,

BENITO,

IT'S THE AUMILITY

OUR NEW ORDER

By Lady Rhondda

ness and bravery. Shortly after-TF the Press is the Fourth

indicate news which is strictly ropyrightwards, when awarded her medal,

under tie provisions of the Telecaminiuale cations Oromance, 1938, Suck news as bears the indication “UP” is received in Hongkong on the date of publication by The wanted Press Associations, who re- serve all rights and. forbid, repabitrations, either wholly or in part witliout previous Arrangerent

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she was asked what her feelings) Estate of the Renim, propa- want security and peace.

had been. She replied modest-ganda to enemy and enemy-

They want freedom and they That we hope and believe the majority of the people of Gor- That is, they want above all many will, when they have

ly. "At the end of the day I occupied countries is in war- to be assured that this kind of thrown off their present rulers, thought, to myself this has been time the fourth Service arm thing is not going to happen also be of the same mind as to

a most unpleasant day",

A truly heroic understatement, but typically British..

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It is not surprising, there- again.

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

about as difficult to follow the

details of our overseas propa-

what constitutes civilisation. But that whether they are or not will make but little difference. Now in her New Order Ger. For that civilisation is what Kanda 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 bilish-in detail at home, and in forces have become a most re- the public takes a very con- offers them peace, and a kind its broad principles wheresoever markable body. No soldiers insiderable 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 them an assurance that this war ture any country which attempts or in discipline the magnificent to.

will not begin again.

to break its fundamental laws on pitch black women who

GOVERNOR RETURNS

HONGKONG bids welcome to its Governor, Sir Geoffry North- cote, who has returned from England after 10-month absence. The Colony's greeting is warm and sincere, and the occasion made all the happier by the re-assurance that is Excellency has fully recovered from the indisposition which caused him to leave last May.

of raiders from the bombed When Sir Geoffry arrived in-houses to the hospitals. Somet Hongkong to take up his respon-

of them are girls of 18, some

Policing The World

There is a widespread impres- True, the peace is the peace of will have to reckon with America 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 all been done as well as it might is order under the heel of the around them, carry the victims have been. That is pretty cer- conqueror. But men can come .

to such a pass, such a.state of **Bül ̈Ilū ̈oot"think"our"propa="

—hopeless—misery-and-despair,

tainly true.

The policing of the world (yes, that is what it comes to) will be a perfect curse to us, and to sible office in November, 1937, middle-aged mothers of families, ganda has deserved all the hard that even pence in Hell seems America, of course. But not

half the curse that this war is. They go about their work in things that have been said worth the taking.

When we answer Germany byThe establishment in Great pairs with no man to support

Parts of it have been excel- saying to these small nations. Britain of the civilisation for them. Some have died, many

half years ago. During the past

come a muffled cry. We scrambled across the stones shouting "Where

about it.

pendence back when we win would obviously be quite in Europe shall revert to the thirty possible to take the lead in esta- 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 For they know very well that real Democracy. not one of them can defend their

As Herbert Morrison re- marked the other day. "It is sovereignty when they get it.

The fact is that in the past high time that we outgrow our we have shown ourselves to be economic swaddling clothes, and the system of social inequality "Germany," said Professor and privilege that accompanies

it was generally noted by the press that he came at a difficult and delicate time, the Colony being faced with internal prob- have been wounded, but there is lent. It has shown one great "You shall all have your inde- which we are fighting (and it lems and external threats suf- hardly a record of one giving up. merit, perhaps the greatest of ficient to test the administrative They see the most appalling all. The facts have been given

soberly, honestly and with ability and tact of any man.

side of war, grjeviously wounded ・・・ Unhappily, international events babies, and frenzied mothers, out exaggeration. have decreed that His Excellency

the bodies being carried from Truthful News must return to find the Colony the ruins of homes, and the

It is an enormous thing to bodies too, that cannot be car- | facing a situation even more

have achieved for our news ser- ncute than it was three and a

ried away.

The other evening, while Lon-vice that it is to-day the one don. was being raided, when the European nows service in which ten months the situation in the Far East hos deteriorated to

whole sky was lit by fires, and the whole world believes. bombs seemed to be dropping by I have sometimes heard it ar- much too modest. such an extent that it has been found necessary for the Colony the hundred, I stood with two of gued that the success of our to take the fullest measures of

these ambulance girls beside a news service is enough. That to Madariaga recently, "wants to them."

The establishment of that defence. There has been

rubble heap that ten minutes give the facts is all that we need dominate the world," and he ап evacuation of the naval and

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

added hopefully, "Great Britain civilisation in broad outline military familles, as well as a

Only one high aide wall was still People are apt to talk as if wants to organise it."

throughout Europe will not in- "Hopefully," because that is volve any interference with the large proportion of British standing.

there were something inherent- civilian women and children; From the middle of the rubble ly dishonest about propaganda. exactly, what Britain has always internal affairs of other nations compulsory militafy training hos

This nonsense. Propagan- tried to avoid doing, and she except in so far as they inter- been put into effect; A.R.P. pre- are you? A girl's voice answered, du is not in the least inherently does not even yet seem to realise fere with those of their neigh- cautions have been trebled; taxa. "Hero" "How many?" we shouted dishonest.. Its morality depends that if we are ever to have last-bours.

A Lead For Peace tion has been considerably in- "Five", she said. "We are under a upon what you are talking about ing peace that is just what she

whether must make up her mind to do. But we shall have to say that we do creased; for the first time in the table which is holding up the stones and why. And on

We

back into the stepped

dark Colony's history immigration road to cail a demoliton sqund to the you tell the truth about it.

But I am quite sure that un- regard as interference, any economic less we do organise Europe at laws calculated to upset the easy régulations have been intro- rescue. As we did so the stonding But obviously before you can least, Germany will dominate it. functioning of the internal economy duced; the Colony has been liv-side wall fell with a crash on the do propaganda you must have if not in 1941, then in 1951. of Europe; any attempt at aggression ing, and continues to live, in an rpot where the five victims lay bury something to talk about, and it Our trouble in the past, as I And lastly, that we shall regard as by military or economic mothods. ing them hopelessly. atmosphere of tension and won-

more to the war account.

must be worth talking about. say, is that we have been too interference with its neighbours any dering expectancy.

Lew minutes. Jaler both girls Where We Fail modest. For wewe and bullying or torturing by any country His Excellency, however, has

were in

in their ambulance corrying a

America-could organise the of its own minorities. been one of the millions at Home rang them many times more chief thing which lins, I think, America-were first to make up they are the kind of things that lead the First Aid And that brings me to the world if we chose. If we and or concentration camp brutalities, for who, during the past year, have Post. I saw learnt to "take it, and Hong-stories of their subsequent neven- been wrong with our propaganda our minds what we proposed to to wars. And we do not propose to

that night. They told me several 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 to calm and inspiring leadership 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. from its chief executive should they never once mentioned how

We-we and America are the the future bring new crises and arrowly they had escaped deal across it has been beenuse we do it, we might get at a cóm- leaders of the civilised world, and it had never properly formulated it paratively low cost a lasting is the business of leaders to lead, in anxieties. On the other hand,

theinselves. They were

peace. scious of the heroism as are their oven to ourselves..

pesce as well as in war. Until we Sir Geoffry can regard, with no

inen 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 the world doesn't propaganda for? It is for the think, is that we propose to es. Ovitably fall in our propaganda, be- shall have no propaganda under the able guidance of Licut understand the British. - (World countries now dominated by Ger- tablish both at home and abroad to put across. General E. F. Norton-Illa 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 is for the now fighting,

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

We should add that we hope da just makes itself.

have the right polley your propagan has attuned itself to war needs, government to Sir Geoffry in is for the people who are pre- and believe that all our Allies All we need is first the courage to has mobilised men and women the full knowledge, that he has pared to fight sooner thinn be will be of the same mind as our realise what we shall inevitably have into efficient defensive units, accomplished a difficult task] dominated by Germany.

selves in this matter, and that to do if we are ever to know real and generally speaking fitted with impressive speed and What do theso countries wo shall welcome their active pence. And, secondly, the courage to itself for whatever the future efficiency.

tell the world that we mean to do help in our task.

Five lives

as uncon-

want?

There must be no more pogrome

CAUED WO

it.