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"Fire medicine," as the Chinese to this day term their invention, was for cen- turies the "secret weapon" of the Middle Kingdom." As

By T. Paul

Gregory

laying land-mines.. Although explosiva mines in use nowadays are improvements over the ori- ginal Chinese models, the techni- que of laying them remaina largely the same. Foreigners have always admired the skill and patience displayed by Chin- ese military engineers in their sapping operations. The Chin-

a defensive measure, gun- order to prevent his being swept ese aptitude for this type of man braced warfare is well shown by the ex- powder was first employed off his feet, each in firecrackers, its initial himself as if to withstand the ploits of guerilla warriors who impact of a heavy blow. As a have blown up strategic bridges. effect being to terrify rather further precaution against the and other important works Hongkong Telegraph. than to injure. This con- weapon jumping unduly and under the very noses of the

The

Wednesday, May 14, 1941 Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 26015

THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph ladieate news which is africtly copyright cations Ordinance, 1916. Such news Hongkong on the date of publication by Unitedress Associations, who re- arrangement or in part without previous

Is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to under the provisions of the Telecommuni bears the indication "UP" i zacelved in

serve all rights and forbid republications,

HITLER DESERTED

THE whole world tounded yesterday when it heard

Was £18

tinued to be the case until thus missing its target, the Japanese troops in occupied the Yuan or Mongol dynasty barrel was held down by cloth territory,

As the Chinese have so assidu- (A. D. 1280-1368) when straps, the ends of which were some Celestial genius tried grasped tightly by the man sup- ously applied themselves to mili-

porting the piece.

tary discoveries in the past, it the experiment of using its

Regardless of these incon- is not beyond the realm of possi explosive force for hurling veniences, the gun was widely bility that in the years to come projectiles from brass and used by the Chinese for blasting they will again take the lead in Copper tubes. With the per- outlying enemy outposts pro- developing weapons of warfare. fection of such an innova- paratory to the making of Or perhaps, when the world has tion, gunpowder blew off its cavalry dash, Although the become fully sickened of the swaddling clothes and has ed by western armies, its prin- it will be a revitalised China.

gingall as such was never adopt- horrors of totalitarian slaughter, PACIFIC been throwing its weight ciple has been applied in a modi. which will show the nations the around ever since.

fied form in the development of way of peaceful living. modem "stove-pipe" trench mor- *

tars, of which the Stokes mortar

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AMINA

-From the "China Fortnightly”

of the desertion of Herr Rudolf MOST OF THE APPLICA is perhaps the most familiar Private Life Of A Private

Hess Hitler's trusted deputy, with its consequent sequel of a

TIONS OF GUNPOWDER

to warfare have been of Chinese origin, and up to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the

example.

parachute jump over, Scotland Middle Kingdom was the lead AS A FACTOR responsible for

the modification of military

TROUBLE THE

IN

"NAFFY'

and the confinement of Hess in in all armament design. It is, tactics, the hand grenade looms a Glasgow hospital suffering therefore, a tragedy of history importantly. This was original- from a broken ankle. The that the Power which was con- ly a Chinese invention, and it is

sidered Invincible during the probable that Europeans obtain- A further extract from the to be grateful girls like us coma German propaganda depart reign of Ch'ien Lung (Aed their first knowledge of its diary of a journalist now in here and work serving you ment, completely in the dark as 1736-1795) should be the victim design and construction from to what had happened, did its of aggression to-day. Instead early travellers to Cathay.

the Army for the duration. chaps, without treating me like

a slave.?" utmost to explain away the in-of continuing to improve upon Until the development of the her weapons of war, China sud- Mills "pineapple," most grenades Benty reached a

stalemate in in military use

"If The Cap. Fits were simply-

cident by putting out a vague report that Hesa had become mentally deranged and had taken a flight to an unknown destination with the intention of committing suicide. Unhappily for Goebbels and his chief, Hit- ler, Hess not only refused to attempt suicide, but landed pre- cisely where he intended to in a perfectly normal frame of mind, First reports indicate that apart from being completely sane, Hess also appears willing, even anxious to talk.

her martial inventive ability, modifications of existing Chinese RECRUIT Siberin Font Siberia bristles at overy folli-

Bald-"

for a somewhat and by the time of Tao Kuang types, such as the "fire ball" and flowery kind of Continental cle, and says: "I? I merely (A. D. 1821-1850) was content the "stink pot." The former politeness-just as his cursing, to copy the out-moded ordnance was a small cloth bag filled with sometimes, has the lurid, shag- of Europe.

"If the cap fits," says the gunpowder and lighted by a fuse, gy, windblasted atmosphere of girl, "wear it. Do you think After their defeat by the while-the-latter-was-a-metal-the-steppes:-

-this-is-a-joy-ride-for-us-hero?- Chinese seemed to have lost all der into which a slow match was Navy, Army and Air Force In- can get out sometimes after British and French in 1860, the canister containing coarse pow We are at the tea-bar of the than what you fellows are. You We're on tougher discipline confidence in their ability to introduced. When hurled into stitution, which is better known duties. Can we? Oh, no. turn out even passable reproduc- an enemy's stronghold, they set as the Naffy. tions of foreign ordnance, and fire to anything combustible,

"We're at it from seven in the took to purchasing their cannon and by their sulphurous smoke

The Lad from the Elephant morning till last thing at night. and even their gunpowder from produced such an acrid vapour says, "Tea 'n a abroad. Cannon balls, however, that the enemy, in the absence miss"-a Wad being a Cake rush!

wad, please, You try handling the evening were mostly made by their own of any mask protection, would and receives what he asks for. areenals, and this continued as he forced to flee.

"Millions of shouting soldiers Siberia, with а whimsical to be served, and everything to long as the old muzzle-loading Such grenades might well be smile, anys: "Will you be so be kept spick-and-span

claimed to be the obvious pro- kind as to pour me a cup of These projectiles were gen- totypes of the incendiary and tea?" erally made of wrought iron, poison gas bombs used with such roughly hammered to a roundish effect in twentieth century blitz cast iron and brass were also shape, although cannon shots of attacks. manufactured.

guns remained in vogue.

In Cases of

"Excuse Me!”

serves

could settle down with."

It is not difficult to imagine the feelings of Hitler and Co.

living like soldiers, in barracks

no time to ourselves. Hess, as one of the most im-

"And what do we get out of portant figures in the Reich National Socialist Party, is as

The "flame thrower," another tosses her head and

The girl in the blue overall it? Hardly enough to keep

ourselves in face-powder.

"And what are our prospects? suredly as well informed about emergency, the Chinese adopted ostensibly modern weapon, was somebody else."

actually envisaged by the Chi-

Pooh! There's not even A simple process of mass manu- German military plans as anycture, that is, by placing a clay mans startled the world by em- you be so very kind as to give

nese centuries before the Ger- "Excuse me, I said: "Will chance to meet a chap that you one in the country, and it is core in a mould, and then rull- ploying it in the first Great War. yourself the trouble of pouring

"I resent that," says Siberia. inconceivable that Hitler and his ning lead and pewter round it; The Chinese prototype was the

"You can go and fry your military advisera dare take the the clay was left inside and fired "are tube," and was much used

ugly black face. Go and learn risk of Hess failing to divulge cannon balls of twelve pounds or storming walled cities.

"I heard," says the girl. with the ball. By this method by Celestial shock troops in

how to say Please in the proper "Then would it be too much manner!' All you read about this information. In other more could be turned out in was a simple device in principle, ten?"

This if I asked you where is my is RAF. and Wavell, and the words, Hitler appeara to be quantity.

being morely a length of bam- "We've got enough to put up

Navy. What about the Naffu faced with the necessity of

Girl? boo about five feet in length and with," says the girl, "without "You're all pretty bright, you completely changing his war WHATEVER MAY BE SAID three inches in diameter, with plans for the immediate future. Chinese armaments after the a tube, one end of which was Please."

of the deterioration of the inside scooped out to form being spoken to liko dogs. You are, with your parades, and your

don't get anything till you say rifles, and your showing-off.

"But where would you all be This is one apparent aspect of middle of the last century, it is stopped up by a thick plug of the dramatic desertion by Rudolf generally admitted that before clay. It was further strength- kind.”

“I said: Will you be so very if it wasn't for the Naffy Girl, who serves you your tea, and Hess.

troops were armed with modern ened by being tightly wrapped

"I heard what you said, your wads, and your Blanco, Another is that dissident voices are. rifles and machine-guns, one of with, rattan, and in

WILB You say Please in the proper and your razor blades? Answer being raised in the ranks of the Nazi'the most effective of all infantry packed full of mealed (that is,

me that? 'wonpons was 'the Chinese gingall, finely pulverised) gunpowder, party. Goebbela' hard-working pro-

Insist until This was a heavy, musket-like which upon being ignited spout- Is Siberia grinding his teeth as There is a grating noise: it

Language! paganda office may doomsday that Hess is a madman, gun about eight feet in length, ed forth in a veritable inferno he says: "Please, then. Please shivering in the cold, wouldn't "You'd look pretty nice. firing a two ounce ball or, more of flame. As the weapon could Please. PLEASE give me a cup you? frequently, pieces of scrap iron. be controlled like a blow-torch, of tea. PULEEEEASE!"

Its blazing heat could be directed

"But a fat lot of. thanks wo "There's no need to be sar get. Ol, there'urry that cup knows that any or all of them are upon an enemy during a hand capable of turning against him if they to hand attack with appalling

o'chari and Ol, thore-gimme thought they could benefit

"Oh God!" erlos Siberia, des- a double Woods! them- effect.

perately. selves; but less-Hem was differenti

"Arida certain class of And now Hess has been the first to

"And there's no need to soldier can't even say Please in strike, Dear Brutual

swear and curse at me either," the proper manner!

"Madam," says Siberia....

but this will not obiiterate the con

....

use

manner.

castic."

viction, for which there is every foundation, that something rotten exists in the State of Germany, scd that the not of retribution is slowly, but inexorably being wound tighter around. Fuehrer fütler and his cronies.

The event is both depressing aro alarming for the Nazi leaders, while as for Hiller, his major fear now

It would be ignoring realities to THE ROCKET, that ingenious says the Naffy girl, giving him must be: who among my trusted will auggest that the Nazi regime is about be the next to strike at me? The to collapse because of the desertion have provided the idea for the enough to put up with."

contrivance, which may his cup of tea. "We've got "Don't you Madam mol" defection of Hess has for Hitler the by Hess; but this incident may well development of both the "etar

"Dear lady, I do appreciate effect of loping off his left arın. Hess was his beloved; the only man Nazis, and as

"Wot they bin doin to yer, me your war effort" says Biberla,”- com- shell and shrapnel, was another little lamb?" asks the Lad, but I think that you are hyper- In the higher councils who boasted mentator observed yesterday, perhaps Important Chinese contribution "Not so much of your little sensitive." ro, ambition to oust his leader; this is, the handwriting on, the wall; Goering, Goebbels 10mmler. Rib Hiller's day may be nearer at hand to warfare. In its Chinoso. Inmb, either. They haven't bentrop and von Papen have always than the world at the moment form, it was a well-designed and been doing anything, If you in here and I'll call the Mana

"Any more o' that language been lightly suspect?? for Killer suspects.

effective weapon, and was em want to know. But you ought goress," says the Naffy Giri

be the beginning of the end for the

one London

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