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on his shoulder, while his com. Chinese military genius has Were it not for his dis- panion at the stock took aim. also been responsible for the covery, wars would probably The recoil was terrific, and in development of the science of still be fought in the lusty

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laying land-mines. Although explosive 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-

"Fire medicine," as the Chinese to this day term their invention, was for cen- turies the "secret weapon" of the Middle Kingdom. As a defensive measure, gun-order to prevent his being swept ese aptitude for this type of of his feet, each man braced warfare is well shown by the ex- powder was first employed himself as if to withstand the ploits of guerilla warriors who in firecrackers, its initial

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 noses of the 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. 1250-1368) 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 cations Ordinance, 1918. Buch news as projectiles from brass and used by the Chinese for blasting they will again take the lead in Hongkong on the date of publication by Copper tubes. With the per- outlying enemy outposts pre- developing weapons of warfare. Or perhaps, when the world has the United Press Associations, who re-fection of such an innova- paratory to the making of

Although the become fully sickened of the either wholly or Jis part without previous tion, gunpowder blew off its cavalry dash.

gingall as such was never adopt. horrors of totalitarian slaughter, PACIFIC swaddling clothes and has ed by western armies, its prin. it will be a revitalised China 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. modern "stove-pipe" trench mor- tars, of which the Stokes mortar Private Life Of A Private

Hongkong Telegraph. than to injure. This con- weapon jumping untuly and under the very

Wednesday, May 14, 1941 Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

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HITLER DESERTED

THE whole world tounded yesterday when it heard of the desertion of Herr Rudolf Hess Hitler's trusted deputy, with its consequent sequel of a

MOST OF THE APPLICA TIONS OF GUNPOWDER to warfare have been of Chinese origin, and up to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the

a

is perhaps the most familiar example.

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

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,

the modification of military

From the "China" Fortnightly'?

TROUBLE THE

IN

'NAFFY' ·

Rinfor

1

merely

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 # 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 come German propaganda depart reign of Ch'ien Lung (A. D. ed their first knowledge of its diary of a journalist now in here and work serving you ment, completely in the dark as 1786-1795) should be the victim design and construction from

the Army For the duration. - chaps, without treating me like

a slave.?" to what had happened, did its of aggression to-day. Instead early travellers to Cathay..

Until the development of the utmost to explain away the in-of continuing to improve upon

her weapons of war, China aude Milis "pineapple," most grenades

"If The Cap Fits cident by putting out a vague Uenly reached a

stalemate in military use

were simply

ECRUIT Siberin goes

Siberia bristles at every folli- report that Hess had become her martial inventive ability, modifications of existing Chinese

somewhat cle, and says:-"I? Continental said " mentally deranged and had and by the time of Tao Kuang types, such as the "fire ball" and flowery kind of

(A. D. 1821-1850) was content the "stink pot." The former politeness-just as his cursing,

"If the cap fits," says the taken a flight to an unknown

to copy the out-moded ordnance was a small cloth bag filled with sometimes, has the lurid, shag- destination with the intention of of Europe.

gunpowder and lighted by a fuse, gy, windblasted atmosphere of girl, "wear it. Do you think this is a joy-ride for us here? After their defent by the while the latter was a metal the steppes. committing suicide. Unhappily.

We're on tougher discipline British and French in 1860, the canister containing coarse pow~ We are at the tea-bar of the than what you fellows are. You for Goebbels and his chief, Hit-Chinese seemed to have lost all der into which a slow match was Navy, Army and Air Force In can get out sometimes after ler, Hess not only refused to 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.

"We're at it from seven in the tions of foreign ordnance; and fire to anything combustible,

The Lad from the Elephant morning till last thing at night. took to purchasing their cannon and by their sulphurous smoke. and even their gunpowder from produced such an acrid vapour says, "Tea 'n a wad, please. You try handling the evening abroad. Cannon balls, however, that the enemy, in the absence miss"-a Wad being a Cake- rush! were mostly made by their own of any mask protection, would and receives what he asks for.

"Millions of shouting soldiers Siberis, with a whimsical to be served, and everything to arsenals, and this continued as be forced to flee.. long as the old muzzle-loading Such grenades might well be smile, says: "Will you be so be kept spick-and-span guns remained in vogue.

claimed to be the obvious pro- kind as to pour me a cup of It is not difficult to imagine These projectiles were gen- totypes of the incendiary and tea?"

living like soldiers, in barracks.

no time to ourselves. the feelings of Hitler and Co. erally made of wrought iron, poison gas bombs used with such

"And what do we get out of Hess, as one of the most im- roughly hammered to a roundish effect in twentieth century blitz

shape, although cannon shots of attacks..

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

ourselves in face-powder. portant figures in the Reich cast iron and brass were also The flame thrower," another tosses her head and serves

"And what are our prospects? National Socialist Party, is as- manufactured.

of cases ostensibly modern weapon, was somebody else.

Pooh 1 There's not even suredly as well informed about emergency, the Chinese adopted actually envisaged by the Chi- a simple process of mass manu-

"Excuse me, I said: "Will chance to meet a chap that you German military plans as any facture, that is, by placing a clay mans startled the world by em- you be so very kind aa to give could settle down with"

"I resent that," says Siberia. one in the country, and it is core in a mould, and then run- ploying it in the first Great War. yourself the trouble. of pouring.

"You can go and fry your inconceivable that Hitler and his ning lead and pewter round it The Chinese prototype was the

ugly black face.. Go and learn military advisers dare take the the clay was left inside and fired gre tube," and was much used

"I heard," says the girl.

how to say Please in the proper with the ball. By this method by Celestial shock troops In "Then would it be too much manner! All you read about risk of Hess failing to divulge cannon balls of twelve pounds or storming walled cities. This if I asked you where is my is RAF, and Wavell, and the this information. In other more could be turned out in was a simple device in principle, tea?"

Navy. What about the Naffy words, Hitler appears to be quantity.

Girl?

"You're all pretty bright, you faced with the necessity of completely changing his war plans for the immediate future: This is one apparent aspect of the dramatic desertion by Rudolf

Hess.

Another is that dissident voices are being raised in the ranks of the Nazi

In

ncse centuries before the Ger-

"Excuse Me!"

0

being merely a length of bam-

"We've got enough to put up boo about five feet in length and

with," says the girl, "without WHATEVER MAY BE SAID three inches in diameter, with boing spoken to like dogs. You are, with your parades, and your

of the deterioration of the inside scooped out to form don't get anything till you say, rifles, and your showing-off. Chinese armaments after the a tube, one end of which was Please." middle of the last century, it is stopped up by a thick plug of "I said: Will you be so very generally admitted that before clay. It was further strength kind:" troops were armed with modern ened by being tightly wrapped

"But where would you all be

if it wasn't for the Naffy Girl, who serves you your tea, and

"I heard what you said, your wads, and your Blanco, and your razor-blades? Answer

Language!

castic."

"You'd look pretty

nice.

rifles and machine-guns, one of with rattan, and in use was You say Please in the proper me-that?. the most effective of all infantry packed full of mealed (that is, manner.

There is a grating noise: it party. Goebbela' hard-working pro-weapons was the Chinese gingall, finely pulverised) gunpowder,

may insist ucili This was a heavy, musket-like which upon being ignited spout is Siberia grinding his teeth as paganda office

gun about eight feet in length, ed forth in a veritable inferno he says: "Please, then. Please. shivering in the cold, wouldn't doomsday that Hess is a madman, but this will not obliterate the con firing a two ounce ball or, more of flame. As the weapon could Plcaso. PLEASE give me a cup

you?

"But a fat lot of thanks wo frequently, pieces of scrap iron, be controlled like a blow-torch, of tea. PULDEECASE!

Its blazing heat could be directed

"There's no need to be war- get. Oi, there'urry that cup o'char and Oi,' therogImmo knows that any or all of them are upon an enemy during a hand

"Oh God!" cries Siberia, des- a double Woods I' capable of turning against him if they to hand attack with appalling

a certain class "And

of perately. thought they could benefit them effect. selves; but Hess-Hess was differenti

"And there's no need to soldier can't even say Please in And now Hess has been the first to

swear and curse at me olther," the proper mannor strike. Dear Brutust

“Madam," says Siberia, "Don't you Madam me!" "Dear Indy, I do appreciate "Wot they bin doin to yer, me your war-effort" says · Siberia,''

"but I think that you are hyper-. "Not so much of your little sensitive," ".

viction, for which there is every foundation that something rotten exists in the State of Germany, and that the net of retribution is slowly, IL.R. & Whampoa Dock Recreation but inexorably being wound lighter Fuchrer Hiller and his around eronics.

The event is both depressing ara afarming for the Nazi leaders, while as for Hitler, his major fear now must be who among my trusted will be the next to strike at me? The defection of Hess has for

Hitler the Affect, of Toping

Count the “TELEGRAPHS Everywhere

arm.

Hess was his boloved; the only man

in the higher councils who boasted ro ambition to oust "his": loader;

Gderini, Goebbels, Himmler, Hub- bentrop and von Papen have always been... silghtly, suspect for. I

I would be ignoring realities to THE ROCKET, that ingenious says the Naffy girl, giving him

Nazi regime about

contrivance, which may his cup of ten. "We've got suggest that the to collapse because of the desertion have provided the idea for the enough to put up with." by Hess; but this incident may well development of both the star

so the beginning of the end for the shell and shrapnel, was another little lamb?" asks the Lad. Nazis, and ns of London com-

mentator observed yesterday, perhaps important Chinese contribution

this is the handwriting on the wall.

Hitler's day may be nearer at hand warfare. In its Chinese lamb, either. They haven't "Any more o' that language 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

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

Hitler suspects,MA