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WELL THIS IS THE TOWN ... NOW TO HUNT UP THE ESTATE I INHERITED!

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OH, SURE!

Monday,

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OH, 'MY MISTAKE-- I THOUGHT YOU SAID FUDDLY MANOR!

March 17, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

THIS IS MUDDLY MANOR-- TEN ACRES-

ALL UNDER WATER!

Sarah

THERE IT IS

OH, BOY!

SO THAT'S MUDDLY MANOR!!

Simpla

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H. E. The

Governor

Broadcasts To Colony

the Government said:

Kathers Brazia ki, Bar,

1. & FIL DEáll viable reperved

real dificulty in obtaining as much tood as satisfied the peace-tims ap- petite, though of course one's cholen was greatly limited; nor was there any sign that the Authorities expect ed any drastic cutting-down of the ration scale.

PRESENTED

by the

A.D.C.

fur 15 the

at the.

on their way to work for the Instderfully little interference with our turce hours.

"ancient liberties" But it is not to be inferred from written and spoken word is concern. this apparent nonchalance that these fed. Actively subversive propaganda folk are heedless of what is around has them or that they do not realise that even

rightly been suppressed-for As for invasion of our Islands, I day may be their lot to-duy, or to-censorship meets the case.

what has happened to others yester-Quislings: for the rest a reasonable Britain Ecemy to have her Broadcasting from Government House last night, H.E.eral view, which is that if litier because they know that the havoc can only say that I share the gen-murrow. They are calm, but that is, tries It on without control of the about them is that he will make it and thereby till that vietory is won. They are, sea and the pir he will rue the at-victory; and they are ready to go part of the price of

hasten his ultimate collapse. temp. The universal hope at home to it" and to "go through with it

nx ន calen us they months previously, when they went were eighteen People's Fine Courage

to war with open eyes rather than topics to that of the British people utterly foreign to must of them, was

Let me pass on from these war-stand by while Poland,

a country Ienerally In thia time of trial.

enslaved by the wanton aggressor. There are many sound reasons for confidence in the ultimate success of

A fow weeks before my ship, at long last, sailed from England, His Majesty the King did me, as Governor of this Colony, the great honour of receiving me at Buckingham Palace.

The King listened with deep interest to what I had to tell him of Hongkong, and at the end bade me to take to you a message from him of good cheer and to assure you of his warm sympathy with us and his strong confidence in us. very gladly discharge that duty.

Was

All Doing Their Part

I have taken ray illustration of the

ringing in the cars of the world issue is concerned-that is to say the apt to give one a shock. Very like thousands of munition and

af

distortion

of

the

many and Italy. A completely sub- The Axis Contrast

the people with wita: obtains in Ger

Controst that attitude of trust in

Police force which does not scruple: jugmed Press; on nil-pervasive secret to set son against father and brother and the blood-bath: the ceaseless against brother; the internment crump concealment or In this short ink I mean to try country, a great number of buildings our arms but none, at any rate to

triith. to put into words some of the im--some of them of priceless histori-me, is more convincing than the re- British people's war-time attitude of alone Dictatordom can maintain its pressions which I gained during my cat and aesthetle value-have been action of the ordinary Briton to Hit-mind from the scenes that have been Seeing as they do the feet of ciny six months' stay in England.

Such are the safeguards by which covered a period of which we may don and many of our greater towns that meets the eye, as one goes along Piccadilly and its adjoining streets.

It destroyed; and in the City of Lon-Ier's bob-frightfulness. well be proud, for I began in July whole streets have been, blasted and a street in

The scene so aften before my eyes recently in on which those Colossi stand, the mory-acca 11s very existence. while the glorious heroism Dunquerque withdrawal

of the half-ruined; but so far as the main have dropped during the night, is as

or near which bombs What I have said of them might be

tree countries of the British Empire as truly said and winning it ended

of the hundreds of may well take heart, certain of vic- As the tale of General done is not

the war-the damage ya house Waveli's amazing victories in Libya when

vital factor. Indeed, pavements and roadway are littered night is spent in grave perit

or two is down; the workers whose every day and every

dock lury in the end. was unfolding itself.

one turns During those places and regards

from the bombed with glass-and glass is like blood, sore discomfort; of the Police, fire-well, perhaps, for much has happen- I have left myself no time to speak six months Britain, drawing upon whose buildings stand almost or en-blown-in windows and doors and the and women, whose staunch and fear months ago, and I have yet much

the vast areas a little makes

and of Hongkong affairs. her boundless moral reserve, after tirely unscathed one realises the general dis-array

a lot of mess: the men, nurses and civil defence mened since I went away nearly ten one of the greatest shocks which her effect of there raids in its true pro- rather appalling. atms hus ever borne,

In are,

effect, less sense of duty are altogether be-to learn. repaired her portion. Josses and Fenewed her strength is this destruction all loss, for we damaged shops or houses to watch-naine of a Nation

Nor, taking the long view, from fooking at the street with its day are earning for themselves the on

But if one turns yond praise. The British people to-mply able to realise, that Hong- until single-handed she could again shall repian and replace and rebuilding the people passing through it on when we think carry the war to her enemies. All better streels and

kong owes of Hernes; that I

I saw and heard during those buildings than

a very great deb and six months. five of which I passed enemy has destroyed.

more ellicler: their lawful occasions the first thing (to use the old fighting phrace) kled our many problems with

of how they have tude to General Norton. those which in London, resolved itself into con-

the that strikes one is how little, it at "made a come back from that dis-

a clear eye, n firm courage and a clusive proof of the British, will and

all. their faces refleel the diaminy or astrous though glorious "round" in One

sure hand. power to win this battle for human Here, Indred, lies our gravest pro-

about

which food-supply. would seem to justify.

their

surroundings Belgium and Northern France, well

1 rejoice to have the right of thanking him on your be- ilberty: and each stopping-place on blem and we shall not have the end

may we apply to them Browning's has give

haif for the return journey gave convincing of the war in sight until it has been may borrow

invaluable help that he It is not that they "register" I

description of his hero: evidence

> us and to wish him a of how the energies and solved.

a phrase frum But rest assured that 13s cinema-herole

quick the resources of our great Empire are Majesty's Government

complete recovery from being organised and concentrated to knows the right solution but also is that they look much as they would

resolve

his unlucky accident. grin only vengefulness: my point is, rather, that one end.

Grim and working steadily towards it. Bad in peace-time, untroubled and intent And that is

word

not

alarm

or.

"Who marched breast foremost; Never doubled clouds would break; Never dreamed though Right were

Wrong would triumph",

worsted

"Still waters run deep". The Bri

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In the sorrows which war brings, that we be spared its actual horrors. Hongkong has her share: God send

• You are, of course, will aware of weeks will occur in the tale of Bri- on their own business. the general run of affairs in Great tish vessels sunk by the enemy; that not the less remarkable as one may gands of Europe are applying that No act of ours will put a match to Britain from the wireless news and is inevitable; but they will only come have been kept awake half the night proverb to the British people with that bonfire, but if the need be fore-

the written and Blustrated Press, so I will not waste time

The Bombing Raids.

counteri

ed upon us we shall not shirk the issue. And if come It must, war will

occasionally,

he fairly sure that Meanwhile

many of them going over measures are well in hand and are by anti-aircraft gunfire, or bomb ex-growing dianny in their hearts. ground well known to you, though 1

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more sleep-banishing:

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