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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 26, 1941.

By Walt Disney

DONALD DUCK

DOGGONE KEYS IN THE KEYHOLE ON THE OTHER

SIDE! GET ME A

SCREWDRIVER AND A HAMMER OUTA, THE CAR, LOUIE ! I'LL GET IN!

SEE,I STICK THE NEWSPAPER UNDER THE DOOR SO THE KEY WILL FALL ON IT, WHEN I SMACK IT LIKE THIS!

Cope, B3), Wat Pinay

2-13 Wall Rib Rod

WIVES of the

WAŚ sitting in the mess- room of a big R.A.F. camp

of the Fighter Command.

It had been a tiring'day, be- ginning with a flight in a Blen- helm fighter and including an inspection of almost every branch of aerodrome.

The night before I had been up late, talking to pilots, mechanics, firemen, doctors-- anybody and everybody who felt like talking.

It was an experience of great inspiration and stimu- lation, so full of confidence and vigour were these men.

There was only one com- plaint,

The women.

Not the machines, nor the nay, nor the food, nor the C.O., nor the entertainment, nor any branch of the organi- sation whatsoever.

Just the women.

And again, not the girls in the canteen, nor the nurses in the neighbouring hospital, nor any of the women with a real job to do.

Was

No. The complaint about their own wives and sweethearts who had left their homes to be near them, and were living in lodgings and hotels in the neighbouring towns and villages.

Only one pilot was out- spoken enough to say, "I don't think that any female relation should be allowed within thousand miles of an aero- drome as long as the war's on," but they all implied it. They said things like: "Of course, it's wonderful having her here, but I wish sho wouldn't worry so-it puts a chap off his job." Or they reproached themselves for be ing able to see so little of them,

"It's difficult to make a woman understand that my job's really 1 whole-time affair, and that I'm working

or ought to be working- just as hard on the ground as when I'm in the air."

com-

It wasn't because they wanted to get away from their wives or to make love to other women, Very much the con- trary. The men who plained most openly were the newly-weds, the

who would naturally feel separa- tion most keenly,

men

Carnot women realise that flying and fighting and every- thing that goes with it is a hundred per cent. masculine business-a business from which they should completely isolate themselves? Cannot they understand that if these gallant chaps are to have their best chance they should be. allowed to live in a world of their own creation, a world into which women only enter when they are invited, in mo- ments of rare relaxation? It may be true that women can't enter the aerodrome in person, but they are, in more senses than one, standing at the gates reminding these men of all that they are voluntarily denying themselves, distract- ing them with a hundred do- mestic worries when they have, to say the least of it, more than enough to worry · about in their own lives.

It is upsetting for the mon,

I it is positively demoralis-

ing for the women themselves. Consider just one aspect of it. A pilot is due to go out on n

· · bombing raid. He spends

the

RAF

afternoon

with his wife. At dark he returns to the aerodrome. That means anying good-bye, and saying good-bye in such circumstances is an emotional business (whether you show your emotion or whether you conceal it). And emotion takes it out of a man. It ex-

know, because she lives ten miles away, and the fog may- n't be so bad there. Ought he to ring up and tell her? But then supposing the fog lifted? And again, mightn't she think, when the telephone rang, that it was bad news?

HE tumembered that only a few

hours ago she had said to him: "Every time that telephone rings I feel I've got another grey hair, dread it so." She'd been getting in an awful state of nerves Intely. "Every time I hear an aeroplane overhead at night I wonder if it's von, and I listen and imagine I hear all sorts of things wrong with the way the engine's running."

By Beverley Nichols

hausts him nervously, at a time when he needs every ounce of nervous energy he can command,

Let's continue the story. He hasn't been back at the nero- drome for long before there's a bad fog. It looks as though the raid will have to be can-. celled. Now he's sorry, be- cause it was an important show in which he'd hoped to take part. On the other hand, he remembers that she will be^ glad. However, she mayn't

011

You sec? It works thom both, like an evil spell, supping and destroying their morale.

We have all been uprooted, in u smaller or greater degree, in this. war. Torn from friends, Isolated from homes, cut off from most of the things which made our lives more than mere existences. The women, on the whole, have been a shining example of bravery and cominon sense. But these "cling- Ing wives," though they may be as brave us anybody, are not, quito frankly, being particularly sensible about things. They must wake up to reality, and quickly,

Concluding This Serialisation Daphne du Maurier's

SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL presante

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Rebecca

storing

LAURENCE OLIVIER JOAN FONTAINETM

Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Produced By DAVID O. SELZNICK who made "GONE WITH THE WIND" RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS

SYNOPSIS:

When I met and fell in love with Max de Winter, he was brooding over the accidental death of his beautiful wife, Rebecca; gay' and happy, we went ta reclaim his fanious estate, Manderley. There I found _that_ everything bespoke Rebecca; Mrs Danvers, the housekeeper, fiercely resented my position as the new mistress of Manderley.. Rebecca's sailing boat in which she met her death, was accidentally discovered with her body Inalde. Many circumstances threw suspicion on Max. Then Max told me everything; how he had discovered Rebecca's truc character a few days after they were married, and could no longer love her; of her sordid relationship with her cousin, Jack Favell; of her accidental death in the boathouse while they argued; of how he buried her at sea by sinking the hoat. The inquest bepan, and I was at lila alde, loving him more than

-ever.

Chapter Six

The coroner called a recess after the disturbance which followed my fainting: Maxim led me tenderly to the car, and went off to fetch me a sedative,' which he insisted I must take. A moment Inter, I looked up into the face of Jack Favell.

"Well," he said with a sly smile, "and how does the bride and her- self to-day? Marriage with Maxim fan't exactly a bed of roses, is 31?" I was about to ask him to leavO when Maxim suddenly returned, empty-handed. I could kense the rage in his voice as he said, "What do you want. Faveli?"

Favell turned. "Hullo, Max," he smiled. "Things are going pretty well for you, aren't they7. Better than you ever expected. But you know, Max, I really feel I ought to talk things over with you .' . ."

"Talk what things over?" "Well, the open sen cocks, for one thing, and the holes drilled in the that were planking those holes drilled from the inside!" o paused. "You see, Max, when I read in the papera about Rebecca's boat being found with a body in it-end heard from Danny the appalling nows that It was Rebecca's body-and now this distressing evidence from the boat builder-well, I've unturally become tremendously intrigued. You know, I've a horrible feeling that some. body going to use that very old. fashioned but expressive phrase, foul play."

"You soe. Max," he continued, "I'm it rather an awkward position." IEG tock folded note from his, pocket. "You've only to read this little note

to understand. It's from Rebecca. She wrote it to me the day she died

and what's more, she had the fore- sight to date It. Incidentally, I was on a party that night, so I didn't get the note until the next day."

"And what makes you think the note would interest me?" Maxin asked,

"Oh, I won't bother you with the contents now. But I can assure you that it isn't the note of a woman who intends to drown herself that same night.. Seriously, Mox, do you think I ought to give this note to the curener?" His voice sent & chill through me. "Or do you think perhaps it will make things too awkward...?"

His voice suddenly took another tone. “Do you know, Max old boy, I'm fed up with my job as a motor car salesman. It's very exasperating -driving about in expensive cars you don't own. I've often thought how nice it'd be to retire in the country have a little place with a fow acron for shooting, perhaps He grinned. "I've never really figured out what it'd cost a year, but I'd like to talk it over with you, Max

Max agreed to talk it over-in a private room at a nearby Inn. But Favell's threat of binckmail_made him cautious: he signalled to Frank, and when Max and Favell entered the room, Colonel Julyan, Frank and I were waiting. Maxim told, the Colonel about Favell's "proposition."

think you can handle this bet- ter than I, Colonel Julyan," he said, "Actually be offered to withhold nomo vital evidence if I'd make it worth his while."

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SWEET INVITATION....

"Boys and girls, come out to, play!” Olivia de Havilland beckons in this cool, candid frollo frock-and who could meet Invitation with re- fusal! She asks it we la Hongkong liave done away with our winter things-well, we thought so a few days ago, until Old Man Weather sent us yesterday again reaching for our top coats. One of the most popular stars in films, Olivia was born in Japan. Joan Fontaine, who may be seen in "Rebecca." now showing here, is her younger sister.

note from his pockel. "Read it, Colonel Julyan." he said.

Favell looked at Maxim with confident smile, as Julyan began to

read:

**Jack darling-1 tried to ring you but could get no answer. I have just seen the doctor and I'm going down to Manderley right away, I shall be at the cottage all this evening, and shall leave the door open for you. I have something terribly important. to tell you. I want to see you as soon as possible.

Rebecca",

No one spoke, until Favell broke the silence.

"Does that look like a note from a woman who has made up her mind to kill herself?" There WIS no reply, "Come, Colonel," Favell cun- tinued, "ox an officer of the inw don't you feel that there are some slight grounds for suspicion?"

"Of murder?"

"What else? You've known Max a long time, Colonel-so you know he's the old-fashioned type who'd die to defend his hogour-or who'd kit for it Step right up, Max old boy..."

"Since you have this thing work- ed out so carefully," 'Colonel Julyan, broke tn, perhaps you can also supply the motiver"

"Of course," he crossed the room to the door, and turned, smiling. "If you'll all excuse me a moment,

He returned almost immediately. "Here she l," he said, with mock gravity, "the witnesa who will supply

the motivel"

Mrs Danvers walked sliently into the room.

"No offence, Colonel," Favell and, "but I think if put this to Danny khe'll understand it more easily." He turned to her. "Danny--who was Rebecca's doctor-in London?"

don't know anything about that,"

Favell spoke calmly to Colonel "Don't give me that, Danny. You Julyan. "I'm only Interested in noe- know everything about. Rébecen.”. ing justice done,” ha ·nald. "That

She said nothing, and he went on. boat builder's evidenes nOggUBİR "SUIN

"You » know, jaho wna, in love with elde. Now, Yve n lille nota herð," me, didn't you? Butely you haven't which I consider Buta that posibility forgotten-kil The Kood (Thioù khờ and quité - Buty of court? ¿Ha tươi the | T. tised to have, dover at the jootinge

on the beach. Come on, Danny you can tell about it now."

Suddenly she turned on him with fierce Dulburat. "She was not in love with you—or with Mr de Win- fer or anyone! She laughed at you! Love was only a game with her, only a game. It made her laugh, tell you. She used to sit on her bed and rock with laughter at the lot of you!"

"Mra Danvers," Colonel Julyan interrupted, "Can you think of any reason why Mrs de Winter should have taken her own life?"

"No. No. I refuse to believe it. I won't believe it.”

Favell clutched at this. "Listen to me, Danny," he said. "We know that Rebecca went to a doctor in London on the last day of her life. You think we're after the secreta of Rebecca's life. I'm trying to de, fend her, too-to clear her name at the suspicion of suicide. There's been deliberate murder—and you'll want to know the name of the mur- derer. It rolls off the tongue easily George Fortescue Maximillian de Winter! Wo've got to tell the whole truth. Danny!"

Her volco was even, her eyes steadily on Maxim, “His name was Dr Baker-827 Goldhawk Road— Shepherd's Bush.

"There's where you'll find your motive, Colone! Julyant Dr Baker'll tell you why Rebecca went to him -to conarm the fact that she was going to have a child. That's what she was going to tell me that's what she told Max, who knew he wasn't the father on the night she was killed"

•

We are riding wildly through the night, it search of an obscure little doctor. The road slips back beneath faster and faster. Each one fa silent with his own thoughta, his own hopes. But whether or not we find Dr Baker, whether or not he tells us what we want to hear, this much can never be taken from me that al inst I have really, wholly poses- ef Maxim; have had his love com- plately,, in the hour of agony ánd perll that welded' our lives Logother as our days of happiness nover could.

TIE END.

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